walker

Example Sentences

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Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team helped a walker who was unable to descend Ben Nevis, and a coastguard helicopter went to the aid of two climbers stuck on Aonach Mor.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

"I think it's called a walker, he's just out of his walker, so that tells you that he's not on the pitch."

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

As of last May, Adams had been using a walker for months and dealing with terrible pain because, he said, the cancer had spread to his bones.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

I occasionally use a cane, and I hope against hope to proceed no further along what I count as the three stages of physical aging—cane, walker, wheelchair.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

My feet drag, as though they’re weighted, and because my back is stooped I end up looking down at my slippers framed by the walker.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen