crutch

Example Sentences

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If you use your chatbot as a coach, not a crutch, it can help you hone your own memory and reasoning skills.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

During the call it was revealed that she was using a crutch.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Under one straw awning, Noureldin leaned on a crutch, still weak from his injuries.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

And though “Undertone” makes good use of its podcasting conceit, the format is little more than a crutch for the movie’s narrative to rest on.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

Then what he does, he throws down the crutch and he gets down on his hands and knees and crawls back to his house.

From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick