How to Use the cane in a Sentence

the cane

noun
  • Make the cut all the way down to where the cane connects to a larger cane.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 12 Mar. 2026
  • My hand was in a lot of pain from smashing the cane everywhere.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 May 2026
  • As their lips touched, a stillness came over them even as the cane swayed and the dupatta wrapped itself around them.
    — Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
  • One of Gibson’s friends later picked up the cane corsos, according to the report.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The first signs that your pet has ingested bufotoxin from the cane toad are bright red gums and excessive drooling.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
  • Some have quickly become familiar faces, especially the cane corso, now the 11th most prevalent breed.
    — Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Prosecutors said Korosa, who was wearing a walking boot on his foot and using a cane, struck the man on his back and head with the cane, causing the man to fall down the stairs and drop the boy.
    — Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The guidelines, which are set out on the Ministry of Education website, specify that only male students can be punished with the cane.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
  • Fay was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment and six strokes of the cane, which was reduced to four strokes after the case caused an international furor and intervention from then-US President Bill Clinton.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Fay, who was 18 at the time, was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment and six strokes of the cane, which was reduced to four strokes after the case caused an international furor and intervention from then-US President Bill Clinton.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
  • That includes the tacky Featherington family, the cane-wielding Lady Danbury, and the mysterious Lady Whistledown, whose newsletter sets the town ablaze by detailing the foibles of the bold and the beautiful by name.
    — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Jan. 2026

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