Example Sentences

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Electric-vehicle demand has skidded, and tax perks have been scrapped.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

The Turkish lira has skidded to record lows since last month's election and last fetched 23.56 per dollar.

From Reuters • Jun. 22, 2023

NL champion Philadelphia has skidded to a 1-5 start, its worst since 2007.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2023

There is another positive, which I point out to the antisocial Mr. David: Social life has skidded to a halt.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2020

The cycle of mounting and executing and moving on to the next project has skidded to a halt, and he cannot say why.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern