How to Use legged in a Sentence
legged
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Cross-legged at the tabletop, guessing the names of books.
— The New Yorker, 23 May 2022 -
Celebrate the luck of the Irish with your four-legged friend.
— Ashley Capoot, chicagotribune.com, 11 Mar. 2022 -
Our car had the M Sport setup, and the ride is stiff-legged.
— Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 8 June 2022 -
My then-6-year-old twins sat cross-legged on the floor.
— Crystal Wilkinson, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2021 -
Barred from sitting cross-legged on the floor like the boys.
— Anne Branigin, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Dec. 2021 -
One-legged pants were one of the stranger themes of this past fashion month.
— Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Dec. 2022 -
Why in the four-legged world would the sport need a stain so public and painful?
— Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2021 -
Bids on the stylish homes for your four-legged friends can be placed at CincyHomearama.com/dog-house-auction-homearama-2021.
— Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2021 -
Among Peli’s crew of droids is a small, two-legged BD unit.
— Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2022 -
Bring your four-legged friend to this pet-friendly event on the Great Lawn.
— Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 30 Mar. 2022 -
The students, cross-legged and squirming, sat in rows on the tile floor.
— Jill Talbot, Longreads, 26 June 2021 -
But the big-legged Chris Boswell pushed the 50-yard attempt wide right at the closed end of the stadium.
— Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 22 Sep. 2022 -
Want your four-legged canine friend to live a few years longer?
— Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 6 Mar. 2022 -
The boy is sitting cross-legged in the photo and looking down at the firearm on his lap.
— Timothy Bella, Anchorage Daily News, 7 June 2022 -
Just keep an eye on your four-legged friend, as moose and bears are known to cross the path from time to time.
— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2021 -
There's the balance with all the one-legged, different things.
— Greg Presto, Men's Health, 21 June 2022 -
Wide-legged and high-waisted, these pants are about to be your new best friend.
— Courtney Thompson, CNN Underscored, 11 Mar. 2021 -
One was part of a femur of a four-legged plant-eater called Scelidosaurus.
— Amanda Jackson, CNN, 25 Nov. 2020 -
The strong-legged kicker, who's made 54 of 68 field goals over the past two seasons, was cut by the Panthers.
— Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2021 -
Her cross-legged joys and kindness fill a room like the scent of Elton John’s candles.
— Riley Van Steward, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 -
But even with the new four-legged family member, the loss of Sam was still there.
— Hannah Drown, cleveland, 17 Apr. 2021 -
Rihanna paired wide-legged brown pants, a leather corset, and a long brown leather and fleece coat.
— Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 11 July 2021 -
White, a big animal lover, would take breaks to go greet her two and four-legged fans.
— Rodney Ho, ajc, 31 Dec. 2021 -
LeBron James hit the game-winning shot, a one-legged turnaround jumper.
— Harold Maass, The Week, 21 Feb. 2022 -
This means a song has to contain a certain amount of wiggle room to sound both wide-eyed and hairy-legged.
— David Kirby, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 -
Plus: free dog bandanas to all four-legged besties while supplies last.
— Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2022 -
More often than not there’s a cross-legged Buddha perched in a corner.
— Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2022 -
In the pic, the 47-year-old former actress sits cross-legged on the floor while wearing a one-piece yellow bathing suit.
— Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 27 June 2022 -
DeRozan took the final shot, a 15-foot, one-legged fadeaway defended by Caris LeVert that rimmed out.
— Robert Fenbers, cleveland, 1 Jan. 2023 -
Could passengers lift their knees and go fetal or do a one-legged flamingo-style stance in keeping with a beachy theme?
— Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2023
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