How to Use crutch in a Sentence

crutch

noun

• An easy crutch is to blame it on a bias against an area of the state.
  — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 13 June 2021
• The weight of her body rests on the crutch nestled in her left armpit.
  — Sarah Blackwood, The New Yorker, 18 July 2021
• One, who used a crutch as a weapon, was later charged with a hate crime.
  — Jeff Pegues, CBS News, 21 May 2021
• That’s a concept that is frankly hard to grasp — and in some ways, it could be used as a crutch.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 8 Feb. 2024
• The press conference is a crutch for it, not the reason.
  — John Boyanoski, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022
• For one, the rails are there as a balance assist, not a crutch, said Grund.
  — Brittany Hammond, Health, 22 June 2023
• The injury left him with a limp and a dependence on a crutch in one hand.
  — Aarefa Johari, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2021
• He was spotted on the sideline with a crutch and his right leg in a brace in the second half.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2022
• How many of us use our phone as a crutch to avoid talking to someone?
  — Jen Marr, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
• The film didn’t use trauma as a crutch or pain as its purpose.
  — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 16 Dec. 2021
• He was seen walking with a brace and a crutch in the Bengals’ locker room.
  — Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 6 Aug. 2022
• Woods often used a club as a crutch while walking off the tee box and down the fairway.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2022
• Simu Liu's friends weekend was crashed by a pair of crutches.
  — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
• The sophomore stood with his right foot, protected in a boot, propped up on a crutch.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 29 Dec. 2022
• Writers like to say that VO is a crutch — that, like, good writers don’t use VO.
  — Valentina Valentini, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2021
• But Hinch won't use the injuries as a crutch for ugly losses.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2021
• However, at some point in the recent past, the form became a crutch.
  — Longreads, 28 Oct. 2022
• Most of us will turn to one crutch or another to keep that knowledge at bay.
  — Meghan O'Gieblyn, Wired, 6 Jan. 2022
• A couple of bicycles and a set of crutches leaned against a tree.
  — Stephanie Rosenbloom, New York Times, 19 June 2023
• Still, running back Austin Ekeler said the absences shouldn’t be used as a crutch.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2022
• It’s what gives agencies a bad name and is a crutch used all too frequently.
  — Lindsey Groepper, Forbes, 1 June 2022
• Primo walked with a crutch and wore a brace over his left knee Saturday.
  — Mike Rodak | [e-mail], al, 13 Mar. 2021
• Instead of stopping the song and calling out the fan, Maluma laughed it off and used the crutch as a prop for his performance.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2023
• For most of her life, Jane saw her perfectionism as a crutch.
  — Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2023
• Heavy makeup has been something of a crutch, but this discovery has weaned me off the thick stuff.
  — Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 31 Mar. 2022
• This allows your child to learn to put themselves to sleep rather than relying on you as a crutch.
  — Elizabeth Chang, Washington Post, 7 July 2022
• There was no relief running downhill, when the whole weight of his body pressed on his crutches and hands.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 25 July 2023
• The group also beat the victim with a crutch, according to the officials.
  — Ben Chapman, WSJ, 21 May 2021
• In this case, there’s a gay man with crutches and a millionaire of short stature mixed into the ensemble, both (rightly) treated as no big deal.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
• Wei was himself injured by a cabinet falling on his left leg and was using crutches to get around the shelter.
  — Wayne Chang, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024