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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a cane for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a cane that serves a specific purpose or is intended for a particular use, such as support or assistance.
Example: "He bought a cane for walking to help with his mobility issues."
Alternatives: "a walking stick for" or "a support cane for".
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She had used a cane for some time, for what she had thought was rheumatoid arthritis.
Green's Walker Prime, a walker that folds into a cane for tight spaces and stairs.
The freed Nigerian, Umar Shantali, 22, walked into a Red Cross vehicle limping and using a cane for support.
When Bull found himself too dizzy to walk without assistance, one Confederate whittled a cane for him from a branch.
He meted out punishments: lashings with a cane for the men and confinement in a tin-shed "jail" for women.
After using a cane for a year and a half, Winfield opened herself to another new possibility: living and bonding with a service dog.
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When Michael Fay, an 18-year-old American, was sentenced to a "caning" for vandalism in Singapore, the initial reaction in this country was one of outrage; even President Clinton criticized the sentence as excessive and reportedly is seeking to have it withdrawn.
She carried a cane, not for support but for effect.
Also on July 5, an "Islamic court" in Malaysia sentenced a Muslim woman to be flogged with a rattan cane for having a beer with her husband in a nightclub.
Santa Claus," she thinks of one classmate as "the freckle boy" and mistakes a candy cane for a piece of the striped North Pole.
The general, smiling and carefully balancing himself with a cane, spoke for 10 minutes and promised a vigorous defense of his innocence and honor.
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