skid

Example Sentences

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The sales skid continued for three years straight —as has pressure on the margins of builders offering plentiful incentives to keep sales volume up.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

She placed 40th, 11th and fifth in World Cup races, before the knee buckled in her next race, causing her to skid off course.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

New York snaps Milwaukee’s seven-game winning streak, ending the Knicks’ lengthy skid against the visiting Bucks with a Christmas Day win.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

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

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

In horror he watched the mast skid lower and still lower until he knew he had to do something, anything.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen