yoke
Example Sentences
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But it also eases their yoke over the long haul.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
The event involves a deadlift ladder - four deadlift bars in a row – a 136kg shield carry, a 280kg yoke carried across the back, and reps with a 90kg wooden log.
From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025
The “Texas is back!” meme has hung like a yoke on the Bevo steer mascot since 2016.
From Washington Times • Dec. 28, 2023
The outer edge, skimming the yoke and slithering over the shoulders, determines where things stand.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2023
A great yoke had been lifted from her shoulders, had it not?
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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