Examples of sledge in a Sentence
Amanda Taylor, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2022
This 3-pound sledgehammer is a great size for both small and large demolition tasks, and provides a bit more control and precision than a full-sized sledge.
—Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics, 2 Dec. 2022
There are various types, including ball-peen, sledge and mallet, but the 16-ounce claw hammer, which has a head that is split and curved on one side, should handle most jobs and isn’t too heavy to wield.
—Laura Daily, Washington Post, 24 May 2022
They have been selected, in both body form and behavior, to retrieve dead ducks, herd sheep, drag badgers from their holes, haul sledges and even deliver brandy to avalanche victims.
—Jerry A. Coyne, Washington Post, 3 May 2023
For her upcoming challenge, the adventurer will pull 264 pounds of her kit on a sledge while battling temperatures of -58 F and winds that can reach up to 60 mph.
—Dora Davies-Evitt, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2022
General Tyler who was in the safe business came with a man – and with sledge and wedges knocked the doors from the safe and found the contents gone.
—Mary Ann Ashcraft, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 10 Oct. 2020
The first tools developed to cut metal were adapted from sledge hammers.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 7 June 2023
Lap up Lapland’s lively diversions, such as wilderness sled and sledge rides pulled by snowmobiles, reindeers or husky dogs; toboggan slides; snow-shoeing hikes; wool-sock nature walks; kick and fat bike outings; and ice water floats (while wearing buoyant brrr-thwarting wetsuits).
—Laura Manske, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
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Word History
Noun (1)
Middle English slegge, from Old English slecg; akin to Old Norse sleggja sledgehammer, Old English slēan to strike — more at slay
Noun (2)
Dutch dialect sleedse; akin to Middle Dutch sledde sled
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb (1)
1654, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1617, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb (2)
1708, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
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“Sledge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sledge. Accessed 29 Nov. 2023.
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