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skate

[skayt] / skeɪt /


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Other tour boats skate around the limestone coast fringed with wind-blasted greenery.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Students ski at the college’s Nordic center, skate at the Sidney J. Watson Arena, and borrow outdoor equipment from an extensive gear library.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

The skate park ultimately opened a few blocks away, allowing the parcel to become part of an expanded campus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

"As soon as I heard the neighbour shout, and saw Joanne standing up, I fled the scene and away towards the skate park."

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

It was usually only three boys standing along the fence at the skate park, but this time, four.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds

Many prefer soccer, a sport I find akin to hockey in slow motion played not on skates but in slippers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Because the wheels were not secured with chocks, and no breakaway cables were attached, there was nothing preventing the vehicle from rolling backwards when it was lowered on to the skates.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

In the basement: what I believe are my first pair of hockey skates, a broken papier-mâché Groucho Marx puppet, and a Green Bay Packers helmet I hand-painted in fourth grade.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Each time, the 30-something Staal could have easily hung up his skates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

“How could you let that girl use my skates? Tell her to get them off!”

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel

Kate said she was unhappy with the response and felt the health board "skated over" the issues, adding that doctors should have "realised sooner that it wasn't just a skin condition".

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Pro 7, which ran an advertising campaign in which their mascot held an Olympic flame or curled, skated or bob-sledded down a supermarket aisle, was fined a total of 550,000 euros.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

In Minnesota’s Game 3 double-overtime loss to the Stars, Hughes skated a whopping 6.35 miles—the most anyone has logged in a single game all season.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026

Jonas grew up on 11th Street in Santa Monica near the BroadStage, and always skated close to the theater.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026

Tessie’s eyes were moving, though; under the lids they skated back and forth.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Some buildings are still closed, but many have been renovated or reimagined, like one damaged structure that has been turned into an outdoor skating rink.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

The ice events will now be hosted in Lyon, with the exception of speed skating, which will take place in Heerenveen in the Netherlands.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

It provides investors with yet another reason to worry that the stock market is skating on thin ice.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026

While her last break was an effort to get away from skating, Liu told NBC Sports that this time she will continue training to improve her “overall artistry, spins, jumps, everything.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Gia smiled, her blue eyes skating over them.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton


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