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sled

[sled] / slɛd /
NOUN
sleigh
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The actor added that he imagined turning the fictional home into a “movie fun house” where people could sled down the stairs just like Kevin does in the movie.

From MarketWatch Mar. 2, 2026

“I have to sit still and count the curves until we reach the finish line, when I have to pull the brakes. I’m responsible that the sled won’t crash into something.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 16, 2026

American Mystique Ro was terrified the first time she rode a skeleton sled.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 14, 2026

But he did not necessarily expect to be pushing a sled at another Winter Olympics.

From BBC Feb. 14, 2026

It was very hard going for the dogs, fighting the wind and the snow, and I couldn’t help them, lying half dead in the sled.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

They are mounted on sleds and fired down a track to make sure they remain structurally sound when subjected to 16 times the force of gravity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

Humphries and brakewoman Jasmine Jones, a former USC track star, finished third behind a pair of German sleds.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 21, 2026

But their partnership and matrimonial bliss dissolves as soon as their sleds hit the track.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 13, 2026

Blame was laid firmly on their equipment - a risk was taken with their sleds and "it didn't pay off".

From BBC Feb. 11, 2026

With it she could, like her father, freeze leather and sinew into sleds, spears, and harpoons.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

"I’ve been trying to juggle," she said as her 7-year-old sledded on the hill outside and her 4-year-old didn’t want to go out.

From Fox News Jan. 7, 2022

The dead included an 8-month-old baby in a car that slipped off a suburban New Orleans road and a 6-year-old Virginia boy who sledded into a driver’s path.

From Washington Times Jan. 18, 2018

In winter, children sledded on the slopes and skated on the frozen pond.

From New York Times Oct. 7, 2014

There are four bedrooms and it features the staircase that Culkin sledded down in the 1990 movie written by John Hughes.

From Seattle Times May 6, 2011

The friends still couldn't believe they had sledded down the highest hill in River Heights!

From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene

While winning that case would be uphill sledding, the report may have ultimately been a useful development for him.

From Slate Apr. 25, 2026

Another side features a curving surface descending from the apex for winter sledding.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 2026

Through their court filings, both recount head injuries sustained while sledding and lingering symptoms.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 23, 2026

But pedestrians can take the chair lift up the mountain to enjoy the view, before walking, sledding or taking the lift down.

From Barron's Feb. 1, 2026

He put the platter behind his butt, said a silent prayer to whatever Roman god oversaw stupid sledding tricks, and jumped off the side of the hill.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan




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