skid
Example Sentences
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When a U.S. competitor crosses the finish line and skids to a sideways stop, she soon has a teammate there to greet her with a hug.
From Los Angeles Times
But they snapped a four-game skid with just their fourth road win of the season, this one against a Knicks team that came in tied for the second-most home wins in the league with 21.
From Barron's
His sneakers made screeching sounds as he skidded down the hall.
From Literature
The lasting image of her 2022 Olympics, where she was expected to dominate, was of Shiffrin sitting in the snow in tears after skidding off course.
And the Nasdaq composite was skidding lower, with artificial-intelligence stocks having another tough day on Wall Street.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
