cleat

Example Sentences

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I took off from second base but when I slid into third, I caught my cleat in the dirt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

“They were the first thing I considered to be a luxury, because I didn’t actually need that model of cleat to play soccer, but they were the ones I desired and wanted,” he continues.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2024

The collection included tailored pieces such as trousers, a suit jacket and a trench coat featuring the Nike swoosh, along with a slip-on mule resembling a football cleat.

From Reuters • Aug. 15, 2023

Dodgers: RHP Yency Almonte said he caught his cleat in a hole on the mound, hyperextending his right knee with two outs in the ninth.

From Washington Times • Aug. 12, 2023

The rope was looped around a cleat that was inside the barn.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson