training wheels
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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I like to think of boxed cake as training wheels.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
“It’s like, ‘Hey, we’re going to keep the training wheels on, and then once you get to the first really big hill we’re going to take the training wheels off.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
"You can think of the fetal globin gene as the training wheels on a kid's bike," says Prof. Crossley.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 5, 2026
I said, ‘You’re doing more than fine. The training wheels have come off. It’s time for you to ride.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2024
On Christmas morning I received a pink bicycle with training wheels and Luke got a red tricycle.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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