Examples of three-legged in a Sentence
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Retirement savings in the United States were long thought of as a three-legged stool.
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Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
Coatsworth’s three-legged cocker spaniel, Tubby, was the disaster’s only casualty: Though a bystander tried to grab the dog from the reporter’s car, the frightened pup nipped at his hand, leading the would-be rescuer to abandon his efforts.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
Climate & Environment Joshua Tree’s famed three-legged coyote Tripod is in danger of being loved to death
March 11, 2024
Coyotes are part of the Southern California ecosystem, so sightings in the Santa Monica Mountains, San Gabriel Mountains and San Fernando Valley are common.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
The resulting three-legged, backward-paper-airplane warriors should help soothe concerns that AI, or perhaps the authors of this email, are coming for art directors’ jobs.
—Susan Howson, Quartz, 9 Mar. 2024
That same month, a three-legged bear pilfered some White Claw hard seltzers from a Florida family's outdoor fridge.
—CBS News, 8 Nov. 2023
My therapist referred to our experience as the three-legged table: the mind, the body, and the soul.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2023
Following her doctor’s visit, Sipe found a three-legged kitten while out picking up some produce at a farm and brought her home.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2023
The Disney World bear sighting comes three months after a bear was seen at the Tampa International Airport and just days after a three-legged bear was spotted stealing White Claw cans from a family's fridge.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
Coatsworth’s three-legged cocker spaniel, Tubby, was the disaster’s only casualty: Though a bystander tried to grab the dog from the reporter’s car, the frightened pup nipped at his hand, leading the would-be rescuer to abandon his efforts.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
Climate & Environment Joshua Tree’s famed three-legged coyote Tripod is in danger of being loved to death
March 11, 2024
Coyotes are part of the Southern California ecosystem, so sightings in the Santa Monica Mountains, San Gabriel Mountains and San Fernando Valley are common.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
The resulting three-legged, backward-paper-airplane warriors should help soothe concerns that AI, or perhaps the authors of this email, are coming for art directors’ jobs.
—Susan Howson, Quartz, 9 Mar. 2024
That same month, a three-legged bear pilfered some White Claw hard seltzers from a Florida family's outdoor fridge.
—CBS News, 8 Nov. 2023
My therapist referred to our experience as the three-legged table: the mind, the body, and the soul.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2023
Following her doctor’s visit, Sipe found a three-legged kitten while out picking up some produce at a farm and brought her home.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2023
The Disney World bear sighting comes three months after a bear was seen at the Tampa International Airport and just days after a three-legged bear was spotted stealing White Claw cans from a family's fridge.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
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“Three-legged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/three-legged. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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