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
But there was one thing that Toews, his teammates and 40 million Canadians forgot to account for: the shaft of U.S. goalie Connor Hellebuyck’s stick.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
Here are two films largely about torturous family dynamics; why is Winslet’s getting the shaft?
From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026
We visited when they were hours from breaking through to the shaft at Greenford.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025
He went back quickly to the foot of the shaft.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
