How to Use three-legged in a Sentence
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Instead of a three-legged race, there was a one-legged race.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 3 July 2023
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So, if the Gophers defense was a three-legged stool, that chair fell flat on the floor in 2023.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 25 July 2024
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Maybe the name is short for Pony Express Scripts, but even at that, a three-legged mule could make the trip in half the time.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2023
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Revered for guiding, the three-legged crow god surely had my back.
—Norma Meyer, Orange County Register, 15 May 2024
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The three-legged Boston Terrier bounds with the speed of a jackrabbit.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
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The three-legged ginger kitten would chase, bat and carry it around in her mouth.
—Rachael O'Connor, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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But in fact, the original three-legged piece was not an instant hit.
—Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 14 Aug. 2023
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Retirement savings in the United States were long thought of as a three-legged stool.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
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If climate solutions are a three-legged stool, the first leg is to consume less.
—Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 9 Aug. 2024
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The two high school teachers loved the three-legged dog at first sight, American Humane said.
—Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 1 Nov. 2024
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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
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The three-legged dog stretch works the hamstrings, calves, and shoulders like regular downward dog.
—Madeline Howard, Women's Health, 23 Feb. 2023
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The intrepid three-legged lion Jacob and his brother Tibu prepare for a hunt.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 July 2024
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In the middle of the warehouse there was a giant chrome submarine — like 40 feet long — and a three-legged cat named Arlene lived inside of it.
—Jessica Lipsky, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
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Somehow, this story — along with a three-legged Key deer — helps Yancy connect the dots that Christopher and Nick might just be the same person.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
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Viewers cannot get enough of the three-legged puppy, and the clip went viral with over 8.6 million views and more than 1.1 million likes on TikTok in a matter of days.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Buy it in side table form…or in a tubular three-legged coffee table that will be the conversation-starter in any space it's parked.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
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The three-legged structure simply cannot stand on its own, because the third part lacks the historical importance of the other two.
—Paul Kennedy, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2014
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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
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Like a three-legged stool, our democracy is solid, no matter its footing.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2024
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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
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Teigen shared that Penny died peacefully in her sleep on Jan. 25, posting an Instagram tribute to the three-legged French bulldog that same day.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
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Stewart’s family had Dipper, a three-legged pitbull rescue, for more than 12 years.
—Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2024
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While not as stable as other options, three-legged camping chairs can be lightweight and easier to transport.
—Jacqueline Laurean Yates, ABC News, 20 May 2024
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Featuring a walking, talking, three-legged chair (as well as a mischievous magical cat) was also intended to amp up the comedy of the film.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2023
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Each three-legged pair will need to tap into their cooperation and communication skills to work together to make it to the finish line.
—Catherine Holecko, Parents, 30 July 2024
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The sanctuary houses many other birds who can’t fly, as well as a three-legged kit fox who also needs special accommodations.
—Jaimie Ding and Jae Hong, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Sep. 2024
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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
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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
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The parties were redefined; even the legs of Reagan’s three-legged stool can be recast as opposition to the 1960s cultural revolution, the antiwar movement and the Great Society.
—Nate Cohn, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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