cleat

Example Sentences

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I took off from second base but when I slid into third, I caught my cleat in the dirt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The collection included tailored pieces such as trousers, a suit jacket and a trench coat featuring the Nike swoosh, along with a slip-on mule resembling a football cleat.

From Reuters • Aug. 15, 2023

Johnston scored despite his right cleat being untied throughout the play.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2023

Dodgers: RHP Yency Almonte said he caught his cleat in a hole on the mound, hyperextending his right knee with two outs in the ninth.

From Washington Times • Aug. 12, 2023

After a moment or two there came another cry from Serafina Pekkala, and the aeronaut unlooped the rope from the cleat and let go.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman