walking stick

noun

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Recent Examples of walking stick With no treatments beyond assistive tools such as walking sticks and screen reading software, the condition greatly impacts both mental health and quality of life. — Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes.com, 18 Feb. 2026 Among the photos were his pups, chicken coops covered in snow and David trekking through the terrain with a walking stick. — Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026 Bring Trekking Poles Bring a walking stick or hiking poles to help reduce the balance challenge and encourage your upper-body muscles to take on some of the stress your knees may otherwise field, Sommer says. — Jenny McCoy, Outside, 24 Dec. 2025 Last Samurai Standing is unclear about the details of Gentosai’s whole deal, but uses him fantastically, showing only glimpses of his face and relying more on his body in movement, and the tinkling of the bell attached to his walking stick, to amplify viewers’ fear and anticipation. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for walking stick
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walking stick
  1. hammer
  2. crosier
  3. crook
  4. maul
  5. sledgehammer
  6. beetle
Noun
  • The suspect removes a hammer from his pocket and repeatedly strikes the statue before knocking it off its pedestal.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • There are a few brief, shining glimpses of the chemistry and character moments that made the first movie such a joy—like the early party scene where the team tries to lift Thor’s hammer—but Ultron is otherwise a slog.
    — EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of hammer
Noun
  • Some of these coins feature a bishop holding a crozier in his right hand, as noted in the press release.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Monsignor Laurent Ulrich, the archbishop of Paris, will then officially reopen the cathedral by banging his crosier on the main door.
    — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of crosier
Noun
  • The first chink in the armor came when (human) crooks started assembling CAPTCHA farms.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The new restaurant will expand upon the whimsical backstory of Crafty Coyote — the pie-thieving crook from the nearby Knott’s Bear-y Tales dark ride who has hung up his outlaw ways to open the new eatery next door.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of crook
Noun
  • While Wales prop Ben Warren was in the sin-bin for an upright tackle, winger Kurt-Lee Arendse crossed and South Africa finished the humid night with a try from a lineout maul by flanker Paul de Villiers, the man of the match in his third cap.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • While many college corners lean on lax officiating to grab and maul, Johnson stays disciplined.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Definition of maul
Noun
  • In the 1970s, Disabled students in Berkeley took sledgehammers to curbs and built ramps themselves.
    — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators on Monday were asking the public to help find masked suspects who used sledgehammers to smash display cases and steal more than $200,000 worth of jewelry at a store in Yuba City’s mall.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of sledgehammer
Noun
  • Native to southeast Asia, the beetle has infested every continent bar Antarctica, according to a study published in the Journal of Pest Science in June, stowing away in wood products, live plants and packaging materials.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This year, Colorado State University has confirmed the beetle was found for the first time in Firestone, Ken Caryl, Parker and Colorado Springs.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of beetle

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