crutch

Example Sentences

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"It's like wanting to saw off your own leg just because you have a great crutch," he said.

From Barron's

He charged past me, using the sides of the narrow passageway as a makeshift crutch as he hobbled on his bad leg.

From Literature

That’s when Papa made a crutch for her out of a red oak limb with a fork on one end.

From Literature

She said she’s “very much immobile,” confined to a wheelchair for the time being and then on crutches for at least two months.

From Los Angeles Times

Now I will focus on rehab and progressing from a wheelchair to crutches in a few weeks.

From Barron's