stilt
Example Sentences
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This year's carnival featured musical performances, bedazzled horses, huge dragons and dancing stilt walkers.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
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
That boom has altered the landscape of the world’s biggest Carnival, where hundreds of stilt walkers tower over the many raucous parties that occupy and dominate public areas.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2024
They dodged acrobats and a stilt walker and a harp player.
From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman
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