stilt
Example Sentences
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It’s shifted over the years — there were stilt walkers for a bit, and Sawdust’s historical site notes there was once a mascot in “Jelf,” part jester, part elf.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025
A major report on the remains of a stilt village that was engulfed in flames almost 3,000 years ago reveals in unprecedented detail the daily lives of England's prehistoric fenlanders.
From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2024
Drummers, stilt walkers, trumpet players and other performers, all dressed up and lacquered in glitter, attract thousands of followers.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 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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