handicap
Example Sentences
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His golf handicap just went up in my book.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
There was further history for I Am Maximus, with a handicap of 11st 12lb, becoming the first top weight to triumph since Red Rum carried 12st in 1974.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
And if I’m having a really bad hole, I’m fine picking up the ball and marking down the maximum allowable score for handicap purposes—if I keep score at all.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
The parking lot remains out of commission along with handicap access.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026
My height, which was now slightly over six feet, had become a handicap in my mind.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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