How to Use skater in a Sentence

skater

noun
  • As would the skaters in front of him.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Both are great skaters and like to have the puck.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • That's the only skater who can beat her.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
  • This left skater to their own devices.
    — Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Glenn is in second with three skaters to go.
    — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Huang is one of the better skaters in his age group.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Most of the young skaters on the plane had been in the top group at the camp.
    — Julie Bosman, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2025
  • But if a skater’s arms are drawn inward, the skater will twirl faster.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The Avs didn’t need to be better skaters.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
  • The side-by-side wheels tend to make new skaters feel more stable.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • An ice skater pulled off a backflip as sparks shot from his hands and feet.
    — Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Six per team — five skaters and a goaltender — are on the ice at any one time.
    — Kyle Stokes, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Design with a two-way stretch and a skater might not be able to lift their arm.
    — Patrice Hutton, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Glenn could always be described as a great skater.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Which means Alysa Liu is in first place with one skater left.
    — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Calgary needs skaters who can help them now and in the future.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • The skaters also pour back into the team.
    — Marielle Mohs, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • All skaters are required to sign a waiver.
    — Sacbee.com, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Read on to meet the star skaters vying for gold this winter.
    — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
  • There is a talented cast of skaters.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
  • As younger Hawks skaters adapt to new roles, the lows are a part of the lessons.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The greatest figure skater in the world.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • As the sun came out and the surfers wrapped up, the adult skaters showed out to turn up the heat.
    — Tony Le Calvez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • Sacco, meanwhile, was a strong skater from the start.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • And the hockey game was over before the medal skaters took the ice.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
  • These skaters went half a season on the backs of their their goaltenders.
    — Richard Morin, azcentral, 11 Jan. 2020
  • Clooney toured the Venetian canals in a black skater dress and tan flats.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2023
  • It got rid of much of the skater’s pain, but a new lesion appeared.
    — Lisa Sanders, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2020
  • Still, the skaters in front of Askarov didn’t do him many favors.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The loop takes skaters under bridges and through a good portion of the park.
    — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 4 Jan. 2026

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