on crutches

phrase

: using crutches to walk

I was on crutches for six weeks after I broke my leg.

Examples of on crutches in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Players rely on crutches to run but cannot use them to touch the ball. — ABC News, 17 July 2026

Pulisic was on crutches in the team hotel the day after the USMNT’s elimination. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 12 July 2026

But just two weeks before race day, he was diagnosed with plantar fasciitis, a form of foot inflammation, and spent days on crutches trying to recover. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026

The man accused of shooting 7-month-old Kaori Patterson-Moore in her stroller hobbled on crutches into a Brooklyn courtroom Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to the tot’s shocking murder. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for on crutches

• cartouches
• clutches
• hutches
• touches