Examples of peg leg in a Sentence
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To make the pirate more comical, he was given a peg leg, for example.
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Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 21 May 2025
The whole treasure map, X marks the spot, the eye patch, the peg leg, the speech.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2023
The mid-century modern sectional has clean lines and tapered peg legs that can blend in with most decor styles.
—Lily Gray, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2023
The peg legs give it the signature midcentury modern styling while also lifting it off the floor, so the large piece doesn’t seem boxy or bulky.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2023
Her bad leg acted a bit like a wooden peg leg.
—Andrea Kane, CNN, 20 Aug. 2022
After losing the lower half of his leg in a motorcycle accident, Davis fashioned himself a peg leg out of an aluminum baseball bat, pieces of a pair of lamps, and a rubber stopper of the variety usually used to plug flasks in the laboratory.
—Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2013
That prosthetic is more along the lines of a springy, athletic peg leg.
—Ashley P. Taylor, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2012
The innovative, award-winning design, which resembles a peg leg, allows for people with lower leg injuries to walk on their own while their injured leg rests behind them in a sling.
—Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 11 Dec. 2019
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Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 21 May 2025
The whole treasure map, X marks the spot, the eye patch, the peg leg, the speech.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2023
The mid-century modern sectional has clean lines and tapered peg legs that can blend in with most decor styles.
—Lily Gray, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2023
The peg legs give it the signature midcentury modern styling while also lifting it off the floor, so the large piece doesn’t seem boxy or bulky.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2023
Her bad leg acted a bit like a wooden peg leg.
—Andrea Kane, CNN, 20 Aug. 2022
After losing the lower half of his leg in a motorcycle accident, Davis fashioned himself a peg leg out of an aluminum baseball bat, pieces of a pair of lamps, and a rubber stopper of the variety usually used to plug flasks in the laboratory.
—Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2013
That prosthetic is more along the lines of a springy, athletic peg leg.
—Ashley P. Taylor, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2012
The innovative, award-winning design, which resembles a peg leg, allows for people with lower leg injuries to walk on their own while their injured leg rests behind them in a sling.
—Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 11 Dec. 2019
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“Peg leg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peg%20leg. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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