Sentence examples for on a lame from inspiring English sources

Last month, used bookstores had a run on a lame 1988 political novel "The Body Politic" because one of its authors is Lynne Cheney, wife of the Republican vice presidential candidate, Dick Cheney.

At the normally reliable Cubby Bear (1059 West Addison), we walk out on a lame indie pop band.

(No. 6: "You ask yourself, 'What would Schwarzenegger do?' " No. 2: "You agree to appear on a lame late-night talk show").

I would never go into a bookies just in case some old man persuaded me to put all my wages on a lame donkey.

"There's Whitewater, Travelgate, her husband, the fact that she's imported, so to speak," said Mr. Smith, who moves stiffly on a lame leg, the result of a childhood injury.

But on Saturday NBC also used up precious prime-time minutes on a lame feature that put the sports analyst Mary Carillo, a former tennis pro, through the ropes to become a Canadian Mountie -- from basic training to red tunic and trademark Dudley Do-Right hat.

Not long ago, Tomás had had recourse to a witch doctor on account of a lame foot.

Page 6 A U.S. HERO IN AFGHANISTAN Bad news travels at the speed of light through the rugged redoubts of Afghanistan, but good news sometimes seems to be on the back of a lame mule.

Having suffered the humiliation of being turned down for military service, Roley takes on the aspect of a lame animal who senses he may not recover: "A horse hurt in the hindquarters will often curve its head around to take a good long look.

Lawmakers return to Washington on Wednesday for a "lame duck" session and will try to wrap up some legislation, such as spending bills, before the Republicans take control of the Senate in the new year.

The Nets could end up in Brooklyn or Long Island, or Newark, and Continental Arena is already taking on something of a lame-duck status.