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sled

[sled] / slɛd /
NOUN
sleigh
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The further out you go, the cheaper the oil gets, a price curve shaped like a sled run.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

The Mestersvig outpost is remote, far less developed, and used by a Danish naval dog sled unit.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The company’s global events can draw tens of thousands of athletes, testing their strength and endurance as they cycle through challenges like rowing, sandbag lunges, sled pushes and burpees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Northern sled dogs became compact and heavily coated for cold conditions, while hunting dogs near the equator tended to be leaner and better suited to heat.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

I did not even know how to harness them or hook them properly to the gangline that pulled the sled when they were harnessed.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

The 105 surviving crew members abandoned the vessels and began a desperate attempt to reach safety, traveling along the west coast of King William Island, Nunavut, while hauling boats on sleds.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

Humphries and brakewoman Jasmine Jones, a former USC track star, finished third behind a pair of German sleds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026

Also on the Cortina track, keep an eye out for Brad Hall's two-man and four-man sleds in the men's bobsleigh.

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026

Unlike us, several families are using legit sleds, and two little kids are rolling down the hill in their snowsuits, squealing the whole way.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

When a rare snowstorm canceled classes at Tulane last year, students sledded beneath the school’s iconic oak canopy and ran off to a block party by the campus bar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

The family sledded and snowshoed in the backyard, which fronts a national forest.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 13, 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

Police say he sledded down a hill near on Saturday into the car’s path and later died, despite the efforts of a witness and first responders.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2017

The friends still couldn't believe they had sledded down the highest hill in River Heights!

From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene

In warmer weather, you can rent kayaks, wave runners and paddleboards or take a seasonal cruise aboard the Lake Lawn Queen; winter brings cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, ice skating, ice fishing and sledding.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

The partnership between people and dogs became especially specialized in the Arctic, where Indigenous communities developed highly sophisticated cultures centered on dog sledding.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

And after some tough early sledding, it has grown into one of the top 10 leagues in the world, with five teams valued by Forbes at more than $1 billion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

We hiked all over the nearby golf course in summer and went sledding there in winter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

“Well, look on the bright side. If it’s too bad to go sledding today, it’ll probably be too bad for the buses tomorrow morning. Bet you’ll have a snow day.”

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli


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