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sled

[sled] / slɛd /
NOUN
sleigh
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The actor added that he imagined turning the fictional home into a “movie fun house” where people could sled down the stairs just like Kevin does in the movie.

From MarketWatch Mar. 2, 2026

The Americans’ four-run time of 3 minutes and 49.21 seconds was .75 seconds behind the winners and .37 seconds ahead of Germany’s third sled, piloted by Kim Kaliciki.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 21, 2026

The first time Trinidad’s Micah Moore, a former sprinter, rode a sled, he said he thought he was going to die.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 14, 2026

But he did not necessarily expect to be pushing a sled at another Winter Olympics.

From BBC Feb. 14, 2026

When I realized what he was doing, I stopped and fed and rested the team, sat on the sled and thought about what I was doing wrong.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

After being stuck for two years, and with 24 already dead, 105 survivors tried to save themselves by walking across the frozen sea while pulling heavy sleds in -20C temperatures.

From BBC May 26, 2026

The real stars of the Milan Cortina Games aren’t on skis or skates or even bombing downhill on sleds.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 13, 2026

But their partnership and matrimonial bliss dissolves as soon as their sleds hit the track.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 13, 2026

As sleds descended the hills of Central Park, traders hunting for an edge ventured outside to take measurements of snowfall accumulation on parked cars.

From Barron's Jan. 26, 2026

Behind them came the other dog teams pulling sleds that were each loaded with 900 pounds of stores and gear.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

The three spies soon parachuted successfully to the ground, landing in waist-high snow, and sledded downhill, heading toward Innsbruck.

From Washington Post Mar. 8, 2022

"I’ve been trying to juggle," she said as her 7-year-old sledded on the hill outside and her 4-year-old didn’t want to go out.

From Fox News Jan. 7, 2022

The dead included an 8-month-old baby in a car that slipped off a suburban New Orleans road and a 6-year-old Virginia boy who sledded into a driver’s path.

From Washington Times Jan. 18, 2018

In winter, children sledded on the slopes and skated on the frozen pond.

From New York Times Oct. 7, 2014

“We sledded all the way to Big Creek,” I told him.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

The former first lady specifically requested the sledding spot to create a place for families to enjoy Chicago’s often snowy winters.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

While winning that case would be uphill sledding, the report may have ultimately been a useful development for him.

From Slate Apr. 25, 2026

Through their court filings, both recount head injuries sustained while sledding and lingering symptoms.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 23, 2026

While official counts are still being tallied, states have reported dozens of deaths as a result of hypothermia, car crashes, and sledding accidents.

From Barron's Feb. 4, 2026

Maybe Jack was out already, maybe he’d gone sledding with the boys again.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu




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