Luge is an English word of 4 letters with synonyms like sled or sleigh. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Luge meaning
- A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back.
- The sport of racing on luges.
- A piece of bone, ice or other material with a channel down which a drink (usually alcoholic) can be poured into someone's mouth.
Using Luge
- The main meaning on this page is: A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back. | The sport of racing on luges. | A piece of bone, ice or other material with a channel down which a drink (usually alcoholic) can be poured into someone's mouth.
- Useful related words include: sled, sleigh, sledge, toboggan.
- In the example corpus, luge often appears in combinations such as: natural luge, track luge, luge and.
Context around Luge
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 13 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Luge
- In this selection, "luge" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, international, usa, pursue, federation, canada and natural stand out and add context to how "luge" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and offers luge instruction to and as a luge for a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "luge" sits close to words such as aas, abdicated and abled, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with luge
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Downhill Karting at Calgary’s Skyline Luge opened last week. (10 words)
A fan holds a cutout of luge competitor Chris Mazdzer of the US team. (14 words)
In 1957, the Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (FIL, International Luge Federation) was founded. (15 words)
He continued: 'We created an African jungle at Windsor Castle with full-size elephants made from palm husk, table centres that would shame a Lion King headdress, a giant ice vodka luge in the shape of an elephant’s head (which The Queen loved). (44 words)
I love watching people careen down an icy track in bobsleigh, luge or skeleton, or fly down a mountain on skis or snowboards, sail through the air in ski jumping, or do ridiculous jumps and grabs in the halfpipe or moguls events. (42 words)
The International Luge Federation has campaigned since the 1970s to have the natural discipline recognition as an Olympic discipline; but so far all attempts failed to get the sport of Natural Luge in the program of the Olympic Games. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
Paired with the passion to pursue luge and fitting into the 14 to 15 year old age range, he’s an ideal candidate for Luge Canada to fill their Track-to-Podium program, still in the pilot stage.
In 1957, the Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (FIL, International Luge Federation) was founded.
Luge natural track on wheels luge camp Sled’s can now be adapted to take wheels which does not restrict the sport to alpine countries.
The club hosts international luge events and offers luge instruction to the public during the winter months.
The International Luge Federation has campaigned since the 1970s to have the natural discipline recognition as an Olympic discipline; but so far all attempts failed to get the sport of Natural Luge in the program of the Olympic Games.
He continued: 'We created an African jungle at Windsor Castle with full-size elephants made from palm husk, table centres that would shame a Lion King headdress, a giant ice vodka luge in the shape of an elephant’s head (which The Queen loved).
Italy’s Marion Oberhofer races in the men’s singles luge for the World Cup in Park City on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022.
Downhill Karting at Calgary’s Skyline Luge opened last week.
Nordic skiing, biathlon, and sliding sports (bobsled, luge and skeleton) are scheduled to begin next month.
That was the best USA Luge doubles finish at Konigssee in a decade, and Terdiman said it will provide a shot of momentum going into the offseason.
USA Luge also is delaying its open house for the team’s new indoor refrigerated training center.
Ski mountaineering world champion Yannick Ecouer of Switzerland, Russian Ekaterina Osichkina, a five-times world junior champion in the same sport, luge Olympian Gregory Carigiet and Swiss speed skater Livio Wenger complete the list.
You have to see a home in winter to know if the driveway is more like a luge track or if the plows are slow to clear your street.
A fan holds a cutout of luge competitor Chris Mazdzer of the US team.
After you spoon the marrow out of the bone, you can use the bone as a luge for a shot of A.D. Laws whiskey (for an additional $6).
And Geisenbeger becomes the first Olympian ever with four luge golds — two of those coming in relays.
But while luge has been around for a long time, it hasn’t really penetrated the consciousness of the American public.
Going to the speed events like bobsleigh and luge would be right up Dale Jr’s alley.
I love watching people careen down an icy track in bobsleigh, luge or skeleton, or fly down a mountain on skis or snowboards, sail through the air in ski jumping, or do ridiculous jumps and grabs in the halfpipe or moguls events.
In its fourth year, this ice bar kicks off Kennebunkport’s “Paint the Town Red” month with a luge, signature drinks made with local spirits from New England Distilling, snacks and s’mores.
Common combinations with luge
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- natural luge 10×
- track luge 5×
- luge and 4×
- international luge 4×
- of luge 4×
- the luge 4×
- luge federation 3×
- luge is 3×
- luge in 2×
- luge for 2×