skidding

Example Sentences

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But it didn’t take long for that to go skidding into a wall of paperwork and logistical concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 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

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

Ever since, he’s been skidding down the alphabet, saving even more daughters, wives, girlfriends, sons, grandsons and other people’s families, as well as a train, a mine, a battleship, an airplane and a pub.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2025

Almost giddy with success, I run through the halls, skidding around corners, bounding down the steps because the elevator’s too slow.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins