stilt
Example Sentences
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“I went to them and said, ‘Hey, can we have one of those stilt walkers?’” says Slash, referring to the larger-than-life lurkers who haunt guests during the festivities.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025
"Conducting research on Must Farm is a bit like getting an estate agent's tour of a Bronze Age stilt house," said David Gibson, report co-author and Archaeological Manager at CAU.
From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2024
Falcão and multiple other stilt walkers interviewed by the AP described Potí as someone who opens doors and awakens people.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2024
I mean, literally physically starving a lot of the time, and he learned to be a carnival barker, a stilt walker.
From Salon • Dec. 19, 2023
“Stay stilt grunted the dwarf, grabbing hold of Harry’s bag and pulling him back. “Let me go!”
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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