How to Use luge in a Sentence

luge

noun
  • This luge couple will bring back some hardware.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Runners on luge sleds have curved bows at the front where riders place their calves.
    — John Eric Goff, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Both luge and skeleton require riders to dash down an ice track.
    — Leah Prinzivalli, SELF, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Some of the kids gathered around Kelly don’t know what luge is.
    — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2018
  • None have come in the sliding sports of bobsled, luge or skeleton.
    — JerÉ Longman and Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Training runs are scheduled for luge and ski jumping.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Here’s Jones’s (profane) take on the luge, a high-speed sledding event.
    — Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2022
  • But luge, the Olympic winter sport, is very much German.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • By moving their head and shoulders or flexing their calves, athletes can turn the luge.
    — John Eric Goff, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2022
  • The party had a bar, an ice luge and a couple of large platforms of snow for people to dance on.
    — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Mar. 2020
  • The country has won 87 luge medals overall, 38 of them gold.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Maybe the luge qualifiers livestream in the middle of your 9-to-5 job.
    — Alexis Sobel Fitts, WIRED, 13 Feb. 2018
  • And to up the ante, the two compete in luge with a partner, who lies either on top or below them.
    — Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The free event also features a bloody mary bar, shot skis, an ice luge, live music and a photo booth.
    — Samantha Nelson, RedEye Chicago, 6 Feb. 2018
  • In luge, athletes start from a seated position on the sled and ride flat on their back with their feet first.
    — Johanna Gretschel, SELF, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Riding head first like those who compete in skeleton, or on your back like in luge, won't be an option.
    — Nate Chute, Indianapolis Star, 6 Feb. 2018
  • The bar and luge are carved entirely of ice in the spirit of Utah winter fun.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Similar to bobsled, the most important part of luge comes right at the start.
    — Connor Grossman, SI.com, 2 Feb. 2018
  • This could be the case even more so in Beijing, where the track is unlike any other luge track in the world.
    — Lori Riley, courant.com, 23 Jan. 2022
  • As well as the 45 athletes, the ruling covers a luge coach and a skeleton coach.
    — James Ellingworth, chicagotribune.com, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Before the fourth and final run, here's who is leading the women's singles luge pack.
    — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Alpine skiing, luge, skeleton, ski jumping and snowboard are done for the Games.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • In luge, athletes thunder down the track at more than 80 mph lying on their back, feet first, on a small sled.
    — Georgi Kantchev, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2022
  • There is a mathematically perfect line for a luge sled on a course.
    — Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Hamlin was the first US athlete to win an Olympics single luge medal.
    — Vogue, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Three gondola and luge rides, 89 dollars.
    — New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Take the seven-minute gondola lift up, then drive a plastic cart down the banked corners and dips of a mile-long luge course.
    — New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The musical, about a woman’s ride with a bipolar disorder as swervy as a luge run, cleaves the heart.
    — Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2020
  • In addition to the live performances, there was an oil painter and guests could pose in a photo booth or take shots off an ice luge.
    — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Overall, the German team won seven medals in bobsled, six in luge and three in skeleton.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2022

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