skiing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of skiing
Example Sentences
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Skiing skills can help you stand out at work, writes Callum Borchers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
On a cool but sunny start to the day, she skied the course at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre in 1:04.25 — best of the four Americans but 1.02 seconds off Brignone.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026
Skiing great Lindsey Vonn crashed badly during the women's downhill race at Crans-Montana on Friday, just one week before the start of the Winter Olympic Games in Italy.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
“There are not new ski resorts being built in North America,” said Geoff Buchheister, the chief executive of Aspen Skiing Company, over lunch at the Sundeck near the top of the mountain.
From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2024
“Yeah but that’s it, that’s why it isn’t skiing. Skiing isn’t supposed to be fast. Skis are for useful locomotion.”
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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