the shaft
Example Sentences
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They allow gimmes if the putt is within the shaft of your putter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
And yet, Gellar has gotten the shaft time and again, unable to fully break free from the characters she’s known for to craft a new on-screen persona that fans can fall in love with.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 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
Four machines were homing in the shaft from the southeast and the northwest with huge conveyor belts taking the spoil along the length of the tunnel.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025
She first screamed at the ball, then took the cue in her hands and bit down upon the shaft, still screaming through her clamped teeth.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
