skidding
Example Sentences
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Call sprinted home on an Alex Freeland single, his helmet popping off and skidding a couple of feet into the grass as he crossed home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 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
Its motorized innards were prone to skidding, seizing and unexplained work stoppages, causing the crew to occasionally handle the camera like a vending machine that had stolen their money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
The wave grabbed her, pushed her over until it seemed the mast and sail were skidding along the surface of the water.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
