How to Use skid in a Sentence

skid

1 of 2 noun
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  • The car hit a patch of ice and went into a skid.
  • This victory ends a five-game skid.
  • And Brady and the Buccaneers are due to end a three-game skid.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2022
  • The Texas Rangers are in the midst of their worst losing skid this season.
    — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The announcement came on the heels of the Sky ending a six-game skid.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2023
  • Memphis has the third-best record in the NBA, but is in the midst of a three-game losing skid.
    — oregonlive, 25 Jan. 2023
  • There’s also a front skid plate, rock rails, and a rack with two spare wheels in the bed.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2024
  • More:Need to drive in the snow or recover from a skid on ice?
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The team members clung to the skids and rocket pods of the helicopter.
    — Matt Seyler, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Their homers helped Seattle stop a two-game skid against the Cubs, who took the first two in the series .
    — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The Rebel comes with 20-inch tries, 33-inch tires and skid plates to protect the fuel tank and skid plates.
    — Charlotte Druckman, Town & Country, 13 June 2023
  • The last time the Orioles lost three in a row was a four-game skid that began in late June.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Moving to the skid pad, Fink flicked the wheel left, then drifted the E-Ray in a huge circle.
    — cleveland, 28 Jan. 2023
  • Thursday’s victory snapped the skid and moved the Mavs to 35-28 on the season.
    — Sam Joseph, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The Cyclones claimed it a year ago in a 10-7 slog, ending a six-game skid in the series.
    — USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
  • In third periods and overtime in the nine-game skid, the Sharks have now been outscored 22-1.
    — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
  • But the manner in which this skid unfolded seemed to leave a scar.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The Bears are trying to steer out of a four-game skid and have lost seven of eight overall.
    — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 25 Nov. 2022
  • That ended Cal’s losing streak at six games, but the win took only some of the sting out of that skid.
    — Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Cal then won three of four before ending the season on a 16-game skid.
    — Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The Wild stopped a two-game skid and won their first game back after their eight-game bye week/all-star break.
    — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The Cougars, by the way, entered Saturday on a three-game skid and hadn’t scored more than 17 points in any of those games.
    — Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Nov. 2022
  • The Knights play again Thursday at Jacksonville State trying to snap a two-game skid.
    — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Victory for the Suns snaps a two-game skid, with the team currently sixth in the West and still fighting to avoid the play-in.
    — Matias Grez, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Spencer Knight had 23 saves as Florida snapped a two-game skid.
    — George Richards, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2022
  • Winter weather:Need to drive in the snow or recover from a skid on ice?
    — The Courier-Journal, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Something was clearly clicking this week, and a win has pulled the reigning champs out of a six-game skid.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The Guardians snapped a three-game losing skid and moved to 5-6 against Chicago in 11 meetings this season.
    — Joe Noga, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Jarren Duran snapped an 0-for-14 skid with an RBI double off the wall.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The bottom line: The first order of business needs to be ending that unsightly skid against the Chiefs.
    — Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
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skid

2 of 2 verb
  • The truck skidded on the icy road.
  • I skidded on the ice and fell.
  • He slammed on the brakes, and the car skidded to a halt.
  • The car skidded off the road and into the gully.
  • The driver then slammed on the brakes, but the car skidded past the stop bar.
    — Bruce Geiselman, cleveland.com, 6 July 2019
  • The attack jet skidded across the runway and came to a halt.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 Apr. 2020
  • Rubber feet will keep the post from skidding across the floor.
    — Mary Jo Dilonardo, Treehugger, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The video then shows the car, engulfed in flames, skid to a stop as the tunnel fills with smoke.
    — Tim Harlow, Star Tribune, 19 Apr. 2021
  • The crew couldn’t stop the plane, which blew a tire before skidding to a halt just short of the Bering Sea.
    — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Dec. 2019
  • His car was struck by a trailing car, flipped and skidded along the track.
    — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, 18 Feb. 2020
  • And the team couldn’t skid by with a single version of Vecna.
    — Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Make the wrong decision and your car could end up skidding off the road.
    — The Economist, 14 Sep. 2019
  • His body skidded across a patch of lava rock, scraping a good deal of the skin off the left side of his body.
    — Ryan D'agostino, Men's Health, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The Red Raiders are skidding, and come into Tuesday as losers of three of their past four.
    — Joe Williams, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 4 Feb. 2020
  • Just four paws skidding across the wooden floor and learning how to wag her tail.
    — Kevin Fisher-Paulson, SFChronicle.com, 5 May 2020
  • Newman's car landed on its roof and skidded across the track in a shower of sparks and flames.
    — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2020
  • Chalk flew up as shots skidded off the lines; serves were strong and some rallies endless.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 14 July 2019
  • Dogs skidding across linoleum kitchen floors are good for business.
    — Alex Thomas, The New Republic, 13 July 2023
  • The gun apparently slipped out of his hands and skidded across the parking lot.
    — Jeanne Houck, Cincinnati.com, 19 Mar. 2020
  • The boot won’t bounce back coming out of one turn to prepare you for the next, causing your midfoot to bow or the tail of your skis to skid out.
    — Anna Fiorentino, Outside Online, 8 Feb. 2022
  • The Kia landed on its hood before rolling back upright and skidding to a stop.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Some people use a shovel, stick, or even car mats to push or skid snapping turtles across the road.
    — Jesse Leavenworth, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2022
  • The threat of a second wave of the coronavirus has spooked investors, causing the stock market to skid Thursday.
    — Cassidy Morrison, Washington Examiner, 12 June 2020
  • Misfiring flares skidded along the sand, exploding in the water or among the crowds.
    — Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 2 July 2023
  • Last week, six people were killed in the city of Noida, near New Delhi, after their car skidded off the road.
    — New York Times, 1 Jan. 2020
  • The plane skidded across the field after clipping a power line and came to rest in the front yard of a residential home, which was across the street from the field.
    — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2024
  • The plane approached too low on a landing, skidded across the deck, and then fell off the deck’s edge into the ocean after the pilot had ejected.
    — Kelsey D. Atherton, Popular Science, 17 Aug. 2023
  • As Brown surveyed the warehouse in Missouri, a crew steered forklifts and skid lifts among the stacks of plain wooden boxes.
    — Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The impact sent Newman's Ford into the outer wall, causing it to flip over and skid along the track on its roof for some distance.
    — Peter Martinez, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2020
  • That’s how much shares of Peloton skidded in their first day of public trading.
    — SFChronicle.com, 26 Sep. 2019

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