Example Sentences

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Appalling headlines ricochet around the internet, stocks are skidding, wealth is eroding and the mood on Wall Street has rarely been gloomier.

From Reuters • Oct. 25, 2022

Morally you are skidding, but this I charitably attribute to your lack of a wholesome and healthy interest in life.

From Blacksheep! Blacksheep! by Nicholson, Meredith

Most husbands and wives who are skidding toward divorce have convinced themselves that their marriage partners are villains.

From The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book by Bigelow, William F. (William Frederick)

"Hey, Billy!" exclaimed Chet Belding, "you are skidding yourself, aren't you?"

From The Girls of Central High Aiding the Red Cross Or Amateur Theatricals for a Worthy Cause by Morrison, Gertrude W.