cane
noun
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
Example Sentences
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This necessitates using canes, trekking poles and the occasional walker as well as taking a wheelchair to the airport gate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Elderly and propping himself up with canes, he said this conflict was of a different magnitude.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
Once able-bodied men, they walk with canes, one step at a time.
From Slate ● Dec. 26, 2025
The team dressed in Santa hats and reindeer antlers, throwing the slowly gyrating microphone to each other to speak while candy canes floated around their heads.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2025
Wobbly on his feet and using two canes to walk, he still relished a long drive.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
