Example Sentences

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During a family holiday, Martha had skidded on some sand and fell heavily on to the handlebars.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2025

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

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

The Jaguars also have won two in a row after it seemed their season had skidded.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2019

The car had skidded on the glassy hill up to the asylum and backed, with one wheel over the rim of the drive, into a steep drift.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath