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

Here are two films largely about torturous family dynamics; why is Winslet’s getting the shaft?

From Salon • Jan. 1, 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

As we neared the surface, the cold, fresh air off the mountain blew down the shaft, giving me a shiver.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam