gait - use in sentences

Preposition: of

  • horse: Or you may prefer the gentle gait of a horse, Norfolk has many horse riding stables dotted around.

Possessives

  • horse: The certain rhythm of the neon changes seem an amusing and appropriate reference to a Western and a horse's gait.

Converse of object

  • lope: I even spotted a tree in the distance bobbing along under its own steam with a most peculiar loping gait.
  • walk: If you have any limp at all my OS told me to continue using them until I could walk a normal gait.
  • run: They will be able to tell you if there are any concerns regarding the way your running gait is functioning.
  • have: However, on smoother ground, they have a beautiful fast gait.
  • include: Muybridge ( 1899 ) is the oldest known source on the classification of quadrupedal gaits in general, including elephant gaits.
  • stoop: This would have resulted in restricted head movement, possibly a stooping gait.

Adjective modifier

  • unsteady: The first presenting symptom is generally ataxia, a medical term used to describe an unsteady gait.
  • wide-based: You may notice that you will tend to trip while walking up stairs or dragging your feet and tend to have a wide-based gait.
  • staggering: I knew him at once by his staggering gait.
  • abnormal: A history of trauma is frequent and abnormal gait is present in most of the times.
  • awkward: Parents or teachers may notice an abnormal turning in of the foot, an awkward gait or contractions of many different muscle groups.
  • rolling: Their movement should be free with a slight rolling gait.

Modifies a noun

  • abnormality: Does the child toe in or out, have knock knees, or other gait abnormalities?
  • velocity: All of the patients with this pattern of muscle weakness had a significant reduction in their gait velocity.
  • disturbance: Chronic patellar dislocation can lead to gait disturbances in the adolescent.
  • cycle: Switch sensitivity is 3 psi with a 2 % gait cycle delay in switch closure.
  • analysis: Better still - a regular sports massage or expert gait analysis will reduce the chance of injury in the first place!
  • laboratory: Further work should also be directed at the effectiveness of gait laboratories in assessing the ' real ' movement patterns of children.

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