Examples of on crutches in a Sentence
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The 12-year-old involved in the case is now on crutches after being shot on Friday morning before being arrested, the outletadded.
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Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024
And so, the image of Victoria Beckham in a pair of comfortable sneakers is always going to jar on some level, much like when the designer wore a box-fresh pair of Nike Air Jordans while strolling–read: shuffling on crutches–around Paris yesterday afternoon.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2024
Norman Powell was on crutches after the New Orleans game Friday, after Terance Mann limped to the locker room before halftime.
—Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2024
He was seen on crutches in the locker room before the game.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 9 Feb. 2024
Wide receiver Derek Smith, on crutches, also was a practice observer rather than participant.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
At the end of the show Beckham walked the length of the runway on crutches, which her husband David said was caused by a gym accident.
—Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 2 Mar. 2024
The Hoosiers didn’t get three minutes into the game before watching his frontcourt mate — the Hoosiers’ leading scorer — limp off the floor and eventually head for the locker room on crutches, in obvious pain.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Feb. 2024
Then, Friday night in a loss to the Clippers, Desmond Bane, the team's second-leading scorer, suffered a sprained ankle and was on crutches Saturday night.
—Clay Bailey, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2024
Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024
And so, the image of Victoria Beckham in a pair of comfortable sneakers is always going to jar on some level, much like when the designer wore a box-fresh pair of Nike Air Jordans while strolling–read: shuffling on crutches–around Paris yesterday afternoon.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2024
Norman Powell was on crutches after the New Orleans game Friday, after Terance Mann limped to the locker room before halftime.
—Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2024
He was seen on crutches in the locker room before the game.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 9 Feb. 2024
Wide receiver Derek Smith, on crutches, also was a practice observer rather than participant.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
At the end of the show Beckham walked the length of the runway on crutches, which her husband David said was caused by a gym accident.
—Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 2 Mar. 2024
The Hoosiers didn’t get three minutes into the game before watching his frontcourt mate — the Hoosiers’ leading scorer — limp off the floor and eventually head for the locker room on crutches, in obvious pain.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Feb. 2024
Then, Friday night in a loss to the Clippers, Desmond Bane, the team's second-leading scorer, suffered a sprained ankle and was on crutches Saturday night.
—Clay Bailey, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2024
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“On crutches.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20crutches. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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