skid

Example Sentences

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Michael Porter Jr scored 23 points, 20 of them in the first half, as the Nets halted a three-game skid.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

She placed 40th, 11th and fifth in World Cup races, before the knee buckled in her next race, causing her to skid off course.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

The defensive energy and effort, especially during a 13-2 run to start the third quarter, showed the team’s character in response to a deflating three-game skid.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

If you do start skidding, stay calm, steer into the skid and avoid sudden movements like hitting the brakes.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

It sounds to me like you just took a little skid on a wet street.’

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole