How to Use luge in a Sentence

luge

noun

• Sip out of an icy shot glass or take a drink from the luge.
  — Amelia Rayno, chicagotribune.com, 24 Jan. 2018
• Some of the kids gathered around Kelly don’t know what luge is.
  — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2018
• Here’s Jones’s (profane) take on the luge, a high-speed sledding event.
  — Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2022
• For the first time, the United States has a men's singles Olympic luge medalist.
  — Tim Reynolds, Houston Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2018
• The bar and luge are carved entirely of ice in the spirit of Utah winter fun.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Nov. 2021
• Sweeney started to compete in luge at age 10 in Lake Placid, New York. ...
  — Lori Riley, courant.com, 29 Jan. 2022
• This could be the case even more so in Beijing, where the track is unlike any other luge track in the world.
  — Lori Riley, courant.com, 23 Jan. 2022
• As well as the 45 athletes, the ruling covers a luge coach and a skeleton coach.
  — James Ellingworth, chicagotribune.com, 9 Feb. 2018
• Runners on luge sleds have curved bows at the front where riders place their calves.
  — John Eric Goff, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2022
• None have come in the sliding sports of bobsled, luge or skeleton.
  — JerÉ Longman and Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2018
• Olympics luge star Chris Mazdzer tied with Harding for third with a score of 66 for two dances.
  — Fox News, 8 May 2018
• The Reno/Tahoe area would have to construct bobsled and luge runs, among other pieces.
  — Ed Fletcher, sacbee, 1 Mar. 2018
• The party had a bar, an ice luge and a couple of large platforms of snow for people to dance on.
  — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Mar. 2020
• Some events, like the curling and luge have already begun.
  — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 4 Feb. 2022
• Hamlin was the first US athlete to win an Olympics single luge medal.
  — Vogue, 9 Feb. 2018
• In luge, athletes thunder down the track at more than 80 mph lying on their back, feet first, on a small sled.
  — Georgi Kantchev, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2022
• The answer more in the spirit of your question: gotta be bobsleigh, though I could be talked into luge.
  — Sam Mellinger, kansascity, 13 Feb. 2018
• Both luge and skeleton require riders to dash down an ice track.
  — Leah Prinzivalli, SELF, 15 Feb. 2018
• Germany won the gold, its sixth medal of the 12 awarded in luge, followed by Canada and Austria.
  — John Cherwa, latimes.com, 15 Feb. 2018
• In luge, athletes start from a seated position on the sled and ride flat on their back with their feet first.
  — Johanna Gretschel, SELF, 3 Feb. 2022
• Similar to bobsled, the most important part of luge comes right at the start.
  — Connor Grossman, SI.com, 2 Feb. 2018
• The free event also features a bloody mary bar, shot skis, an ice luge, live music and a photo booth.
  — Samantha Nelson, RedEye Chicago, 6 Feb. 2018
• But luge racer and two-time Olympian Emily Sweeney did not sound worried.
  — David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2022
• By moving their head and shoulders or flexing their calves, athletes can turn the luge.
  — John Eric Goff, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2022
• Many fans turn their attention to sports such as archery, luge, diving and biathlon only when the Olympic Games come around.
  — David Wharton, latimes.com, 14 July 2017
• The luge track, which was designed by three-time Olympian Frank Masley, was built to introduce the general public to the sport.
  — Kate Silver, chicagotribune.com, 28 Feb. 2018
• Overall, the German team won seven medals in bobsled, six in luge and three in skeleton.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2022
• The musical, about a woman’s ride with a bipolar disorder as swervy as a luge run, cleaves the heart.
  — Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2020
• The sleepy socialist town built new alpine and Nordic ski trails, ski jumps, bobsled and luge runs, a skating rink, dozens of apartment blocks and numerous hotels.
  — Sabina Niksic, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2024
• The biggest challenge simply might have been that Ireland didn’t even have a luge federation.
  — Tim Reynolds, ajc, 7 Feb. 2022

Last Updated: 1 Dec 2024