How to Use legged in a Sentence

legged

adjective
  • 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
  • Your four-legged friend may be allergic to pollen, grass, mold, or fungi.
    Lauren Levine Corriher, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2021
  • But even with the new four-legged family member, the loss of Sam was still there.
    Hannah Drown, cleveland, 17 Apr. 2021
  • After your visit, check out these tips to help your four-legged friend live a healthier, longer life.
    Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2021
  • The kitchen may be the heart of the home, but pet owners know that the four-legged family members are the real heartbeat.
    Janice Costa, House Beautiful, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Because of his lively spirit, this sweet pup has spent a lot of time getting to know his two-legged friends while at AHS.
    The Arizona Republic, 23 Apr. 2021
  • More than six years in the making, Ingenuity is just 19 inches tall, a spindly four-legged chopper.
    Marcia Dunn, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Apr. 2021
  • The perimeter of the zoo provides a 2-mile trek, which features encouragement from four-legged, feathered and primate friends.
    Chris M. Worrell, cleveland, 5 Apr. 2021
  • While the new study was based in California, the black-legged ticks are also found in shrubby areas and coastal grasslands on the East Coast.
    NBC News, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Cool Beans also offers Puppyccinos, Pupsicles and more to spoil your four-legged friends in style.
    Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Sitting cross-legged on a rehearsal mat for the new Mortal Kombat movie, Lewis Tan felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2021
  • 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
  • There's the balance with all the one-legged, different things.
    Greg Presto, Men's Health, 21 June 2022
  • 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
  • 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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