How to Use gait in a Sentence

gait

noun

• He has an awkward gait.
• But its gait turns to a trot around 80 mph, which takes 6.2 seconds to reach.
  — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 28 Dec. 2021
• With the help of a shoe with a lifted sole, his gait is now normal.
  — Annie Karni, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2023
• Daniels didn’t break his gait, turned and ran out a checkstand aisle.
  — oregonlive, 9 Oct. 2021
• The horse is judged on its gait and quality, and each athlete must face on all four sides of the horse.
  — Mary Grace Grabill, The Arizona Republic, 17 May 2022
• Police say Vicky has brown eyes and walks with a waddling gait.
  — Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 6 May 2022
• This decreased the sound, but gave him a worrying gait.
  — Dave Eggers, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2023
• His feet splayed slightly outward and his gait was even and measured, the pace of a man of purpose.
  — Scott Johnson, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2023
• These days, his gait is halting; his shoulders are hunched.
  — Ruth Margalit, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
• The smaller player faces his tormentor with blood on his face and a sway in his gait.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2021
• The rhythmic lull of a steady gait soothes worries and stimulates thought.
  — Timothy Farrington, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2023
• Gibbs was critiqued from top to bottom, on traits such as hairstyle, nail care and gait.
  — Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022
• The monkey slug looks like some sort of faceless alien Muppet with a fun hairdo and a herky-jerky gait.
  — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2022
• Along the way, hordes disembarked, with the determined, brisk gait of those with somewhere to be.
  — Victoria Kim Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2023
• Some had white hair and a slow, shuffling gait; their average age was 63, the oldest 75.
  — Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
• Watching his patient, the doctor was struck by her awkward side-to-side gait and bowed legs.
  — New York Times, 2 Dec. 2021
• The bearded and balding Mas’ud wore a green jail uniform and walked with a halting gait to the defense table.
  — Eric Tucker, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Dec. 2022
• No matter the runner’s gait, this pouch stays securely in place around their waist thanks to the adjustable strap.
  — Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 9 Sep. 2023
• As is frequently the case after games, Whitlock marched through the Red Sox clubhouse with the slow, blocky gait of a zombie.
  — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2022
• His gestures become broad, his gait turns into a saunter.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2023
• Nakashima’s most distinguished trait was her calmness and gait.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2023
• And when, late in the film, Irène must begin wearing a yellow Star of David on her blazer, her gait is no less jaunty.
  — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2023
• Mitchell scored Cleveland’s final eight points of the first half, going into the locker room with a swagger in his gait.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 3 Jan. 2023
• The iPhone can now detect the kind of unsteady gait that might lead to a fall several weeks or even months prior and warn of higher risk.
  — Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2022
• Jake led me through the club, walking with a languid gait, his shoulders rolled back so that his heart looked open and imperiled.
  — Allie Rowbottom, ELLE, 4 Nov. 2022
• Looks and plays taller/longer than listing with open-field gait on the longer end of the spectrum that fosters speed-building ability at the top end.
  — oregonlive, 15 Sep. 2021
• With a confident gait and no words, Martin exited stage right and ceded the next few bits to Short.
  — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2022
• That chaps-less ride on Big Lil (bless her gentle gait) left me exhausted and in a state of total-body soreness.
  — Jordan Calhoun, Men's Health, 2 Nov. 2022
• Go Run is a by-runners, for-runners shop that will set you up with the right shoes for you by measuring your gait and talking to you about your form.
  — Priscilla Blossom, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• The separation is so clean — and Tripod’s gait so sure — that Vamstad suspects the limb might have been amputated as a pup.
  — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024