skid

The Dodgers’ recent skid dropped their National League West lead into single digits for the first time in over a month.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

I think I say somewhere in the book that he responded to criticism from the network like a driver turning into a skid.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

Johnson, who is part the Sparks ownership group, accepted responsibility for the team’s skid two years ago and promised to do more.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026

It was no surprise when this coincided with the team’s 18-game winless streak—the longest skid of any team in the salary-cap era began in 2005.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

I skid to a stop at the bottom of the staircase, at the same moment the front door opens.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

Automakers have hit the skids because of the Middle East conflict pushing up raw materials costs and snarling up shipping routes, as well as US import tariffs and Chinese rivals gaining market share.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

But the momentum trade has hit the skids during the first two trading sessions of July, with the ETF down 6.6% this month through Thursday.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 5, 2026

“It’s about being in the room where it happens, where deals are getting done or at least where the skids are getting greased,” says Charlie Sultan, president of Concur Travel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

Writer-director Michael Shanks plays their discordant musical taste like a minor joke among all the major reasons why their codependent relationship has hit the skids.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025

He skids to a stop just in front of me.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

"On day five my wing mirror got clipped by a passing vehicle and I skidded onto the hard shoulder" but was "relatively unscathed".

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

The ball skidded against the dirt and deflected off the base over Bryce Harper’s head.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026

On Sunday, he said the men died returning from the operation to dismantle the synthetic drug labs after the truck skidded off the road, fell down a ravine and burst into flames.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

The victims' vehicle, which was leading an official convoy of five cars, skidded off the road and plunged into a ravine, he said.

From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026

Lady Constance shrieked as the three children burst into the house and skidded to a stop at her feet.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

Back then, stocks were setting up for a historic comeback after nearly skidding into bear-market territory following the White House’s initial “liberation day” tariff rollout.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Call sprinted home on an Alex Freeland single, his helmet popping off and skidding a couple of feet into the grass as he crossed home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

The lasting image of her 2022 Olympics, where she was expected to dominate, was of Shiffrin sitting in the snow in tears after skidding off course.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026

The agency’s rules touch virtually every facet of transportation safety, including regulations that keep airplanes in the sky, prevent gas pipelines from exploding and stop freight trains carrying toxic chemicals from skidding off the rails.

From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2026

I grasped hold of the rope, toes skidding across the floor before I regained my balance.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros