skidding

Example Sentences

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But it didn’t take long for that to go skidding into a wall of paperwork and logistical concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 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

As UBS analyst Robin Farley has pointed out, in her Neutral-rating notes, the KKR deal will only prove wise if the motorcycle maker can turn around its skidding sales.

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

It appeared that the helicopter augered into the dirt embankment on the side of the highway, tearing up weeds with its tail rotor before skidding across five freeway lanes.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

I jumped out of the hansom cab and darted between the pushcarts, shoes skidding over slime-encrusted pavestones.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros