hockey stick
Americannoun
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hockey sticks
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of hockey stick
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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Dandridge said Williams was "holding the hockey stick in both hands".
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
The pucks are featured in an “Olympics ‘26” display that also contains a hockey stick used by Brady Tkachuk of the U.S. team and a U.S. jersey worn by four-time Olympian Hilary Knight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
He denied having a hockey stick and said he was carrying a rope, which he used to guide horses and was planning on using on the dog if he was loose, the court heard.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
The website for the bridge project says the bridge tower shape “reflects the curvature of a hockey stick in a slap shot.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
With her beady eyes, sharp teeth, and tapering snout, she stood leaning on her hockey stick, right foot crossed over left: ankle.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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