skid
noun
a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along.
had skidded
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past perfectof skid.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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NHK reported that a vehicle towing the Korean Air plane had skidded on the snowy tarmac, causing the collision — the second impact between planes to take place at a Japanese airport this month.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
So by 1 p.m. the mercury had skidded to a more typical Feb. 18 reading of 45, and in that zone it spent most of the daylight hours.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2022
But Mikaela Shiffrin, who had skidded out of control and missed a gate near the top of the course, did not move.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2022
And it wasn’t just my lack of experience that made this turn difficult, too — more than one driver had skidded off into the runoff section of turn one during the race the day before.
From The Verge ● Dec. 27, 2017
The book of matches had skidded further, near the mast, and he found them only when he’d wasted moments crawling under the table to its other side.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
