How to Use skate in a Sentence

skate

1 of 2 noun
  • The crowd erupts as soon as her skates meet the ice.
    — Katie Gunderman, SELF, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The heel or back of their skate would push out against their sock.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Glenn had a near-flawless skate.
    — Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Two thousand of them took their first steps in skates.
    — Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Cutting Edge is for skate blades.
    — Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The top five move on to the final round (free skate and free dance).
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The Hawks ran some shootout drills to close their morning skate.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
  • There’s also a skate ramp in the studio.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Sharpen your blades and strap on those skates at one of these fun, all-ages rinks.
    — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
  • The first one by Hartman was a nice move that went off a skate.
    — Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Skaters are encouraged to bring their own skates.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 17 June 2026
  • Grows his finger nails long to test the sharpness of his own skates.
    — Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The free skate is the following night.
    — Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Head to a rink in your area and rent a pair of skates for everyone!
    — Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Rental skates will be available while supplies last.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Sakamoto soared through a stunning free skate.
    — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Glenn doesn’t need to get hyped before a skate, but to harness.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • In the third race, a 10k skate, I was seen as a medal threat.
    — Gus Schumacher, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Before buying a pair of skates, read (and re-read) the size charts.
    — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
  • These wood-and-iron skates were then likewise strapped to people’s shoes.
    — Mark Hay, Popular Science, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Tickets are $13, and skates are $5 to rent.
    — Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Skating costs $17, and skate rental is $5.
    — Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Hang up the skates on a door or mantel using ribbon and hooks.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2023
  • His coach said Brindley might have had a skate issue.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
  • When the artist behind your Olympic free skate song notices?
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The activity is free for those who bring their own skates.
    — Ashley Opina, Twin Cities, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Liu picked Nakai, who had entered the free skate in first place, up off the ground.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The purity of her purpose isn’t lost on those who watch her skate.
    — Alice Park, Time, 9 June 2026
  • But the rebound went in off Benson’s skate.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Just the usual catching a skate blade or tripping over a tree root.
    — Risa Jampel, STAT, 22 May 2026

skate

2 of 2 verb
  • We skate at the park.
  • The bugs skated along the surface of the water.
  • Couples skated around the rink.
  • She skated an excellent program in the competition.
  • And there are a few guys who can skate like him.
    — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • And to add lights so people can skate at night.
    — CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • This is a chance to skate in a looser space and on his own terms.
    — Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026
  • But the Knicks aren’t skating by these teams.
    — Esfandiar Baraheni, New York Times, 24 May 2026
  • The gold is the first medal in pairs skating for Japan.
    — Alice Park, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Nakai, skating in her first Olympics, was shocked.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • No more guests skating in its nearby rink.
    — Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Rossi skated in from the right, faked a move, then fired a wrist shot top shelf.
    — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 14 Oct. 2025
  • That's a hard, hard amount of pressure to skate under.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Their defensive corps is big, strong and skates well.
    — Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Children skated and tried to catch fish with their hands by the pier.
    — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Unlike pairs skating, there are no jumps, no throws.
    — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Liu was talking about more than skating.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Stone grimaced in pain, went down to one knee and skated off.
    — CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Naz skated with the top line and opened on the first power-play unit.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Their best friends, on the other hand, are skating on thin ice.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
  • But skate hard enough, for just a while, and your trouble almost goes away.
    — Blair Braverman, Outside, 22 Dec. 2025
  • At 10 years old, faced her fears and skated down a ramp for the first time.
    — Skyler Trepel, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2023
  • And maybe to try to skate the puck over the red line once or twice in the second half of the game.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 14 May 2026
  • Martone picked up a loose puck in the neutral zone and skated it in.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Cowan is skating on the Leafs’ fourth line.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Hintz was unable to skate off the ice under his own power.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The trio has been skating together for most of the past four years.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Both began skating at 4 years old.
    — Austen Erblat, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • At one point, the dancers skate to the theme song of Succession.
    — Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Step onto the frozen ice and go for a glide in these sleek, blue nails that are shiny enough to skate on!
    — Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 25 Jan. 2026

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