stirrup

Example Sentences

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At the farm, he leaves a foot between rows of Allium to allow for easy weeding with the six-inch blade of a stirrup hoe.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2024

The stitching stiffened the shaft, while the smooth sole and high heel let the foot slide easily into the stirrup and remain there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 21, 2018

Kelly Forman said she became a recluse after suffering a spinal injury and brain damage in a June 2011 fall after Mark Henkin fitted her horse with a defective stirrup.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2018

A white sanitary sock under a stirrup, though, could prevent infection.

From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2016

Samuel lifted down his saddle from the big nail where it hung by one wooden stirrup and swung it over the broad back.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck