walking stick

Example Sentences

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His father, he said, had been out for a walk and was using a curtain rod as a walking stick.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Around 2016, he lost the ability to play golf, a longtime passion, and relied on a walking stick.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

For bad days, it's using a walking stick if I need to.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025

It was the sitcom analogue to Conan Doyle’s “the trick,” the term for when Sherlock Holmes would dazzle Dr. Watson by telling him everything about someone just by looking at their walking stick.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2025

At the airport, she presented me with a knobbly walking stick the children had bought me.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson