artificial leg

Example Sentences

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Taleb said trips to repair his artificial leg and attend medical checkups cost around US$80 -- an impossible burden for a family struggling to survive.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

It’s not until Pointer coaxes her to take off her artificial leg, leaving her dependent on him, that her internal alarm bells start to go off.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2024

At first he hop-stepped, finding jogging on his artificial leg hard.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2024

Wearing a white turban and a bushy, unkempt white beard, the stocky Turabi limped slightly on his artificial leg.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2021

Then I had an artificial leg made and fitted for my right stump.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge