cane

Example Sentences

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There was bracing Pep-O-Mint, cool Wint-O-Green, sharp Spear-O-Mint, clear Crysto Mint and festive Stik-O-Pep, speckled red and white like a candy cane.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Huge front teeth bite down on the cane, and the creature chews.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

Sander does not romanticize, valorize or flatter them: The even lighting comes from an overcast sky; they are dressed in dark suits and hats, one smokes a cigarette, and each sports a cane.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Izzo leaned on his cane, its end digging into the soft earth as he trudged to the back of the school.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

In one hand her cane, in the other a furled flag.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck