skid

Example Sentences

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We were just in the door when I skidded to a stop.

From Literature

He ran north through the aspens, putting some distance between himself and the river, then skidded to a halt.

From Literature

It’s pulling into the station now, a cloud of steam and dust and screeching noise as I skid down the final steps.

From Literature

The sales skid continued for three years straight —as has pressure on the margins of builders offering plentiful incentives to keep sales volume up.

From Barron's

Muscle cars skidded around the intersection, tires smoking.

From The Wall Street Journal