How to Use on crutches in a Sentence
on crutches
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He was seen on crutches and in a boot postgame.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
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Letuli watched practice this week on crutches with a knee brace.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
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Hoecht was on crutches and in a boot on his right foot after the game.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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White left the field at the end of the game on crutches, with no weight on his right leg.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 14 Dec. 2024
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Players rely on crutches to run but cannot use them to touch the ball.
—ABC News, 17 July 2026
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He was put on crutches and was asked to rest his hip as much as possible.
—Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 23 Nov. 2022
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Bradley left the Emirates on crutches with his knee in a brace.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
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Bradley left the stadium on crutches with his left knee in a brace.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
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Nosek was seen on crutches as recently as last week.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
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Mosley is on crutches while Wingo looks unlikely to come back in.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 31 Dec. 2025
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May has been on crutches with his right foot in a boot following recent surgery.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
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Burrow was in the locker room after the game on crutches.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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There were also men in casts, or on crutches, or simply limping along.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2024
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But as luck would have it, that two-hander works fine with the character on crutches.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
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Volodymyr, limping along on crutches, had to be lifted into the train car.
—Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2023
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Some hopped slowly on crutches and others wore flip-flops, while a few even walked barefoot.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
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He was later seen in a walking boot and on crutches following the game.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Blair went to the locker room and later returned to the bench on crutches and with an ice pack taped to his foot.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
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Horn was spotted on the sideline in a full leg brace and walking on crutches after the game.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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After the game, Allen was seen wearing a walking boot and on crutches.
—Logan Brown, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
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Thompson returned from the locker room for the second half on crutches.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Jan. 2023
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Rushing hobbled around on crutches.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
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Castro needed to be helped off the field and was on crutches in the clubhouse afterward.
—Arkansas Online, 29 May 2025
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Harper returned to the bench in the second half in a walking boot, then left the arena on crutches.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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Karnik was on crutches after a recent injury, but still managed to get down on one knee for the big moment.
—Alex Apatoff, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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When we were finally taken to court, many of us—including me—were on crutches.
—Bobi Wine, Foreign Affairs, 13 Jan. 2021
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Over images of Corral on crutches, this seemed like a curious stance to take.
—Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Jan. 2022
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Quinones was carted into the locker room and returned to the sideline on crutches with a large brace on his right leg.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2023
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Rhea Ripley tried to come to Priest’s aid while on crutches for her in-story knee injury.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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Texas sophomore Bryanna Preston is on crutches tonight and won't play.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 19 Nov. 2025
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