the shaft

Example Sentences

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They allow gimmes if the putt is within the shaft of your putter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

And yet, Gellar has gotten the shaft time and again, unable to fully break free from the characters she’s known for to craft a new on-screen persona that fans can fall in love with.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

He observes precisely the labor of his father: “The coarse boot nestled on the lug, the shaft / Against the inside knee was levered firmly.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Four machines were homing in the shaft from the southeast and the northwest with huge conveyor belts taking the spoil along the length of the tunnel.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025

Then I tie it to a shaft and balance the shaft with feathers so that it will shoot straight.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone