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Recent Examples of stilt DJs, bands, stilt walkers, food trucks and displays for photo ops are part of the event. —
Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026 Set the scene Cape Weligama is brilliantly positioned in the surfer’s paradise of Weligama, home to the famous stilt fisherman and one of the Southern Riveria's buzziest tourist spots. —Harriet Compston, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026 The couple’s daughter, Sarauniya, made her stilt-dancing debut at 3 years old—a true natural. —Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2026 The girls stayed with their grandparents in the smallest of ten bahay kubo, traditional bamboo-stilt homes, that hugged a bend of the San Juan and were overgrown with mango and jam fruit trees. —Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stilt
Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026 Set the scene Cape Weligama is brilliantly positioned in the surfer’s paradise of Weligama, home to the famous stilt fisherman and one of the Southern Riveria's buzziest tourist spots. —Harriet Compston, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026 The couple’s daughter, Sarauniya, made her stilt-dancing debut at 3 years old—a true natural. —Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2026 The girls stayed with their grandparents in the smallest of ten bahay kubo, traditional bamboo-stilt homes, that hugged a bend of the San Juan and were overgrown with mango and jam fruit trees. —Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stilt
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During the summer, the farm stand is usually stocked with honey from her husband Dave’s hobby bee hives, and there’s also a Little Free Library so people can take a book to pair with their bites.— Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
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In forested areas, stay close to lower stands of trees.— Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026
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An aluminum truss provided infrastructure, and custom joints, gimbals and animatronics gave the astronaut life.— Niyaz Pirani, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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To avoid placing excessive loads on the towers during early stages of construction, the central sections of the truss were assembled first.— Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026
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Avoid the big, popular fields everyone else is hunting and focus on smaller, less obvious openings where toms might want to strut.— Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
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By copying the strut and behavior of real males, the robotic birds are meant to attract younger grouse and encourage them to start a new breeding site in a safer location.— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
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While e-bikes have pedals, the more powerful e-motos have pegs.— Sean Emery, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026
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Chefs play the Cracker Barrel peg game to organize into teams for the chance to earn $12,000.— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Stilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/stilt. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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