skiing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of skiing
Example Sentences
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Sonny died in a skiing accident in 1998.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Haaland, for example, also grew up cross-country skiing and playing handball while destroying records in what might have been his best sport of all: the long jump.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
"We spent Christmases with him and his family, Boxing Days, pretty much every birthday they had, even skiing holidays," Ryan-Bell said.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
They used a mouse model that mimics ACL tears, a common sports injury seen in activities such as soccer, basketball, and skiing that involve sudden stopping, pivoting, or jumping.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
Startled by the good weather, mentally unprepared to commence the actual climb, I hurriedly packed up a rucksack nonetheless and began skiing toward the base of the Thumb.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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