fishtail
Example Sentences
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Video from the scene before the lane closures showed drivers struggling to maintain control of their vehicles, causing some to fishtail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2022
Then the speeding tractor-trailer started to fishtail uncontrollably, said the teenager, Esvin Chipel Tzoy.
From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2021
The car started to fishtail before sliding out of control off the runway and into a grassy area from which spectators were watching.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2021
With the locals and fans shrieking at what they saw, she engaged all of her core strength to fishtail like a Formula 1 car under full acceleration.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2021
Henry cranks the wheel left, as instructed, and we fishtail, until he manages to gain control, straightening out, then punches the gas.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
