skid

Example Sentences

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Atlanta snapped a three-game skid and ended Los Angeles’ three-game winning streak.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

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 • Mar. 13, 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

Police believe icy surfaces likely caused the trucks to skid on the roads.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

Aunt Fanny began to skid on wet reeds.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck