skidded

Example Sentences

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Back in April, the S&P 500 skidded to the edge of bear-market territory, defined as a drop of 20% or more.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Muscle cars skidded around the intersection, tires smoking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

The BBC skidded optimistically along to a pickup spot at the city's de-commissioned airfield, Tempelhofer Feld, but there were no veggie sacks to be seen.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

Then, she saw people sprinting down the street; some got in cars and skidded away while others pulled out their phones and began filming the agents.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2026

The older trees, which had been cut down a year or two before, were well dried out, and when Brian rolled and skidded them down to the lake he found that they floated well.

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen