How to Use cleat in a Sentence

cleat

noun
  • Then a starter kit with pink shin guards and cleats caught her eye.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Tyler got his new cleats anyway.
    — New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
  • Smith’s cleats were never far away.
    — Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 1 Sep. 2025
  • One of baseball’s very best is set to hang up his cleats.
    — Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
  • One of baseball’s very best is set to hang up his cleats.
    — David Close, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Soccer cleats don’t break in the way other shoes do.
    — Nicole Williams, AJC.com, 18 May 2026
  • Both teams had to change their cleats to improve their footing.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Nail along these lines to fasten the back to the sides, bottom and cleat.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 26 Sep. 2020
  • The thing about football is the cleats are coming off at some point in time.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
  • To be able to wear him on my cleats at the game just really means a lot.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Nov. 2025
  • Some of today’s cleats even weigh in at less than a pack of playing cards.
    — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
  • Andrea was going to drive them straight from the field, cleats and all.
    — Allegra Goodman, Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The soccer cleat also had to adapt to changes in the way the game was played.
    — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
  • Newsome’s right cleat stuck in the turf as his knee yielded to the force.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Adidas cleats that are etched in the light blue and white hues of his country.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
  • My big plan was to become a show choir girl who had never heard of cleats or free throws.
    — Sam Reece, SELF, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The bottoms of both cleats are a gradient from gold to white.
    — Jack McKessy, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2023
  • There are no details yet on how much Messi's new cleats will cost.
    — Jack McKessy, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The crossover cleats have had a spotty legacy thus far.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The cleat on his planting foot is half a size smaller than his normal shoes.
    — Katherine Fitzgerald, azcentral, 6 Dec. 2019
  • Butt each cleat to the square and attach it with four 1 1⁄4-inch screws.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 23 Jan. 2021
  • Schwartz had an elastic band running down the back of his right leg all the way down to his cleat.
    — Tom Green | [email protected], al, 29 Dec. 2019
  • The top edge of this cleat is sawed at an angle to match the sides, and the lid hinges are screwed to it.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Do not buy cleats because your favorite player wears them.
    — Nicole Williams, AJC.com, 18 May 2026
  • Castillo had cleats in the equipment room, but nothing that big.
    — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 1 June 2026
  • The tweet illustration shows white cleats, but not sure about that one.
    — Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • These youth cleats have soft, lightweight uppers and a lace closure.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • But that one time his cleat was in the ground, the collision was made and his foot didn’t come out.
    — Ben Thomas | [email protected], al, 5 Oct. 2021
  • Come in, take the cleats off, shoulder pads off, relax a little bit, hang out.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Adames wore a yellow sleeve on his right arm, and the tops of his cleats were also yellow.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025

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