Example Sentences

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The electric wheels on Rona's chair were skidding with the deep water and it was dangerous, so she had to sit outside.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

The agreement reverses concessions the union agreed to in a series of contracts since 2007, when GM and the former Chrysler were skidding toward bankruptcy, and Ford was mortgaging assets to stay afloat.

From Reuters • Oct. 26, 2023

After the show's third series was released, Jack Seale of The Guardian said it showed the trio were "skidding further into irrelevance".

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2019

And early this year, Rome experienced a starling poop deluge so fierce, cars were skidding off roads while people on sidewalks walked with umbrellas.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2016

He was barking and his feet were skidding all over the polished Pick'It'Quick floor, and people were clapping and hollering and pointing.

From "Because of Winn-Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo