skidding

Example Sentences

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And the Nasdaq composite was skidding lower, with artificial-intelligence stocks having another tough day on Wall Street.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

The agency’s rules touch virtually every facet of transportation safety, including regulations that keep airplanes in the sky, prevent gas pipelines from exploding and stop freight trains carrying toxic chemicals from skidding off the rails.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026

If you do start skidding, stay calm, steer into the skid and avoid sudden movements like hitting the brakes.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

As UBS analyst Robin Farley has pointed out, in her Neutral-rating notes, the KKR deal will only prove wise if the motorcycle maker can turn around its skidding sales.

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

Then he sped back down the stairs and into the common room, skidding to a halt where Ron and Hermione sat, looking stunned.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling