skid

Example Sentences

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Nike’s stock skidded Friday after the sportswear maker said it expects sales to decline.

From The Wall Street Journal

Writer-director Michael Shanks plays their discordant musical taste like a minor joke among all the major reasons why their codependent relationship has hit the skids.

From Los Angeles Times

That would translate into its worst single-day percentage drop since an 11.4% skid on Jan. 30, assuming the move holds through the close, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From MarketWatch

After a brief reprieve, stocks linked to artificial-intelligence trade hit the skids this week, as investors once again shifted their money into anything with a whiff of value.

From MarketWatch

The electric wheels on Rona's chair were skidding with the deep water and it was dangerous, so she had to sit outside.

From BBC