the shaft
Example Sentences
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The accident occurred on Wednesday at Pavan's private accommodation near Stellenbosch Golf Club; the lift doors opened but there was no lift car in the shaft, causing him to tumble three stories down.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
But there was one thing that Toews, his teammates and 40 million Canadians forgot to account for: the shaft of U.S. goalie Connor Hellebuyck’s stick.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
Here are two films largely about torturous family dynamics; why is Winslet’s getting the shaft?
From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026
He observes precisely the labor of his father: “The coarse boot nestled on the lug, the shaft / Against the inside knee was levered firmly.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
One woman I saw bore two buckets, each one dangling from a shaft, the shaft balanced on her shoulders.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
