skid

Example Sentences

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It is still 52% higher over the past year and is on a current six week losing streak, its first since an eight week skid between last January-March.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 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

The defensive energy and effort, especially during a 13-2 run to start the third quarter, showed the team’s character in response to a deflating three-game skid.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

Police believe icy surfaces likely caused the trucks to skid on the roads.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

How were we supposed to know that semi was going to skid into a telephone pole?

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman