sledge
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She made her Winter Paralympic debut in Innsbruck in 1988, winning five golds in cross-country and ice sledge speed skating.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
He later documented his journeys through India on elephant-back and across Siberia by sledge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
In the teams' most recent match, one Bedford player attempted to sledge back at Pollock, suggesting he would be back with the Blues on loan by October.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2025
At sea level, the oxygen molecules are driven into the lungs and into the blood with the force of a sledge hammer.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
The tracks of Lord Asriel’s sledge ran straight toward a range of jagged hills, strange stark pointed shapes jutting up into a sky as black as the alethiometer’s velvet cloth.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
Mum Esther watched on as Charlotte, two, Daniel, six, and nine-year-old Iona joyfully sledged down a slope.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026
There was a three-line whip issued to attend a kick-about on the beach, where England were sledged by local radio DJs and mingled with other holidaymakers.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025
It is a noble intention but I prefer the approach employed by Viv Richards when he was sledged by the Glamorgan fast bowler Greg Thomas.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 28, 2019
He has navigated the Amazon and sledged across the Arctic.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2019
More precious foodstores—cases of nuts, boxes of sugar, crates of barley, flour, and jam—were sledged back to the new camp, dubbed Ocean Camp by the men.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
There are, inevitably, cries of betrayal from Robert Jenrick's former colleagues, who are now indulging in the ritual sledging of his character.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
Australia's sledging perhaps masked some of their own struggles as they build towards hosting an Ashes series against England, with captain Pat Cummins hinting changes could be afoot for a forthcoming tour to West Indies.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2025
The mention of snow in our forecasts always pricks people ears up, whether it is the prospect of sledging and snowball fights, or the threat of travel disruption and school closures.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2024
It remains the only time a Namibian has taken five wickets in a Cricket World Cup match, and includes another dose of sledging from 'Doc' - this time for future England captain Michael Vaughan.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2023
They would carry sledging rations and biscuits for three days of travel.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
You could get by gondola up to the mouth of the Euclid trail, where the donkey trolleys dragged the sledges up toward Baldy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025
It’s generally believed that the Egyptians moved massive stone blocks to the heights along large ramps, greased by water or wet clay, using a system of sledges, ropes, rollers, and levers.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 20, 2023
England and Australian players share the most epic sledges they have received during an Ashes Test.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2023
Used only in Antarctica, the fuel is purchased and transported either via cargo plane or by Caterpillars that drive 1,100 miles from McMurdo, towing giant gut sacks of gas on giant sledges.
From Salon ● May 29, 2023
So with Pantalaimon as a white hare bounding delicately at her side, she trudged along the line of sledges to where some men were piling brushwood.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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