skate
noun
Example Sentences
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But Baker later removed the winch, jacked up the vehicle and placed skates beneath the rear wheels, it said.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
In the basement: what I believe are my first pair of hockey skates, a broken papier-mâché Groucho Marx puppet, and a Green Bay Packers helmet I hand-painted in fourth grade.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
In addition to those quirky flavor names like Smokey Dokey and Here Comes Truffle, it was selling holographic roller skates and being pen pals with fans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
In contrast to Cricket, who skates along with no end plan, Olympia is a committed careerist, an artist who insists on a captive audience to justify her work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
As we went inside, Aunt Margaret pointed to a pair of roller skates on the back porch.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
