cane

Example Sentences

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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

An older Black woman saunters down Western, low and slow, holding a watermelon and mango cup in one hand and her cane in the other.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Susan, who has multiple sclerosis, walks with a cane, but one wouldn’t be surprised to see her wielding it as a rapier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

From beyond, Nhamo heard the tap-tap-tap of a cane.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer