Example Sentences

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The phrase is used to described the final phase of a runaway bull market that has gotten well over its skis.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

And we pundits, chastened by having been burned, are reluctant to get too far out over our skis.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

A blazing sun on several days of competition, mixed with some rain, had caused snow on the courses to turn soft and slushy, which in turns sticks to athletes' skis and snowboards.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

“We have been more in the camp that AI was an overdone trade that got ahead of its skis as opposed to the idea that a bubble emerged, “ she added.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

The store had been sold out of skis and prescription eyewear for three years.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff