crutch
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How do you learn to not need that crutch, to trust yourself and hear your inner voice again?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Oleksandrivna, 77, arrived wearing a purple dressing gown, walking with a crutch.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
For Rachel Griffiths, 37, gardening became a "crutch" in 2020 when the "world was very crazy" due to the pandemic.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
The tech can be a game-changer for the socially awkward, but is also arguably a crutch that kills the possibility for memorable and unscripted moments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Then he grabbed his other crutch and turned for the hill.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
Mr. Murakami has the authority—and, one assumes, the readerly trust—to leave behind such narrative crutches as character-building detail or precise language.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
It adds to the loss of Jasmin Strange, who picked up a serious knee injury in training on Tuesday and was pitchside on crutches.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Others required the use of crutches, wheelchairs and, in the most extreme cases, artificial breathing machines known as iron lungs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Richards’ ankle was so swollen after the injury that he had to use crutches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
It reminds me of the soreness and bruised armpits I used to get from using my crutches.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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