How to Use skid in a Sentence
- The car hit a patch of ice and went into a skid.
- This victory ends a five-game skid.
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The skid marks are still there.
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Steve Maugeri,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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Utah snapped a seven-game skid of its own.
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ABC News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Truly good teams find a way to get out of skids.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Last year’s skid led to a 37-45 record.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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Pressing your brakes while on black ice will cause your car to skid.
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Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Jan. 2026
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The two-game skid that now has followed has robbed some of that hope.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2026
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Their four-game skid came on the heels of a four-game winning streak.
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Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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The win broke a five-game skid for the Ospreys.
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ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Padres are looking to end a five-game skid.
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Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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Our back gardens are too tight for a mini skid steer.
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Joe Kinsey Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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Light rain can create a slick top layer and a skid risk.
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Tilly Berendt,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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Beating the Stars would be quite the way to end that skid.
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Dave Campbell,
Twin Cities,
16 Apr. 2026
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The road skid has become a burden.
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Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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The first four losses during their skid were all by one run.
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CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Both skids bothered him, no doubt, the first more than the second.
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Mark Long,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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There’s also a front skid plate, rock rails, and a rack with two spare wheels in the bed.
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Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
18 Jan. 2024
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They have been outscored 37-11 during the skid.
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Lamond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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The win snapped a four-game skid and helped the Giants avoid a three-game sweep.
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CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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But the manner in which this skid unfolded seemed to leave a scar.
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Adam Himmelsbach,
BostonGlobe.com,
8 Mar. 2023
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Alysa Liu has already ended one skid.
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Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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Throughout the skid, the Stars have struggled to stack wins.
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Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Hornets broke a seven-game skid.
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ABC News,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Twins snapped a two-game skid and won for just the fourth time in 11 games.
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John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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They’ve been outscored 21-11 during the skid.
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Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Houston has won two straight following an eight-game skid.
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ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Memphis looks to stop its three-game skid with a win against Brooklyn.
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ABC News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Their victory snapped a skid of five straight losses.
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Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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One more defeat would match the Nets’ season-worst skid that opened the year.
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C.j. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2026
- 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.
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Gu screamed as her skis skidded down the slope.
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Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Don't stomp on the brake — that will lock the wheels and allow the car to skid.
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Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
24 Jan. 2026
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Don't stomp on the brake — that will lock the wheels and allow the car to skid.
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Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Jan. 2026
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Rubber feet will keep the post from skidding across the floor.
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Mary Jo Dilonardo,
Treehugger,
10 Sep. 2023
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Dogs skidding across linoleum kitchen floors are good for business.
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Alex Thomas,
The New Republic,
13 July 2023
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The gun slipped from the man’s grip and skidded across the shingles.
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Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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His car was struck by a trailing car, flipped and skidded along the track.
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Dana Hunsinger Benbow,
Indianapolis Star,
18 Feb. 2020
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Paul, wild with concern, leaped from his mount and skidded down the bank.
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Dolores Brown,
Outdoor Life,
17 June 2026
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The driver then slammed on the brakes, but the car skidded past the stop bar.
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Bruce Geiselman,
cleveland.com,
6 July 2019
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Make the wrong decision and your car could end up skidding off the road.
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The Economist,
14 Sep. 2019
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The video then shows the car, engulfed in flames, skid to a stop as the tunnel fills with smoke.
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Tim Harlow,
Star Tribune,
19 Apr. 2021
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Just four paws skidding across the wooden floor and learning how to wag her tail.
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Kevin Fisher-Paulson,
SFChronicle.com,
5 May 2020
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Chalk flew up as shots skidded off the lines; serves were strong and some rallies endless.
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Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
14 July 2019
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Both men prefer to slide and skid the ball through the court, rather than loading it up with topspin.
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Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
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And the team couldn’t skid by with a single version of Vecna.
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Daron James,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Aug. 2022
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Ease off the gas pedal and brakes, and turn in the direction the car is skidding.
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Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Jan. 2026
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Ease off the gas pedal and brakes, and turn in the direction the car is skidding.
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Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
24 Jan. 2026
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Never use the brakes suddenly because this may cause the car to skid.
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Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Never use the brakes suddenly because this may cause the car to skid.
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Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
3 May 2026
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Never use the brakes suddenly because this may cause the car to skid.
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Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
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Never use the brakes suddenly because this may cause the car to skid.
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Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
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Never use the brakes suddenly because this may cause the car to skid.
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Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Never use the brakes suddenly because this may cause the car to skid.
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Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Never use the brakes suddenly because this may cause the car to skid.
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Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Never use the brakes suddenly because this may cause the car to skid.
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Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Never use the brakes suddenly because this may cause the car to skid.
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Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
5 Jan. 2026
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