cripple

Example Sentences

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The individuals who are part of a group of tourists are stuck near the bottom of Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Cripple Creek.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2024

The Band’s lead guitarist and songwriter of such classics as “The Weight” and “Up on Cripple Creek” that mined American folklore.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 31, 2023

Wilmer Cable Butler was born on April 7, 1921, in Cripple Creek, Colo., and raised in a log cabin.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2023

He didn’t care much for it, but he liked the title, with its echoes of his plays “The Cripple of Inishmaan” and “The Lieutenant of Inishmore.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2023

Laborers in the Cripple Creek mining district would not organize and win their rights for another generation.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell