Wondering how to use Skid in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as slip or slide.
Skid in a sentence
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Skid meaning
- An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle.
- A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill.
- A hook attached to a chain, used for the same purpose.
Synonyms of Skid
Using Skid
- The main meaning on this page is: An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle. | A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill. | A hook attached to a chain, used for the same purpose.
- Useful related words include: slip, slide, glide, slue.
- In the example corpus, skid often appears in combinations such as: skid row, losing skid, the skid.
Context around Skid
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Skid
- In this selection, "skid" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, losing, angeles, tires, row, steer and shoes stand out and add context to how "skid" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include game losing skid and 700 pound skid steer. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "skid" sits close to words such as andreas, audits and bcci, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with skid
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Maybe a little broken glass, some skid marks, and no vehicle. (11 words)
A person sits on the sidewalk in Skid Row covered in cloth. (12 words)
Chris Bassitt pitched six innings as Toronto snapped a two-game losing skid. (13 words)
No other agency that responded to the emergency that night asked whether the lagoon had a barrier in place to prevent people and machines from falling in or, if there was a barrier, whether it was strong enough to hold back a 6,700-pound skid steer. (47 words)
Early-round losses by Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe and Sebastian Korda during the first week at Wimbledon figured to extend that skid by the U.S. men in majors since Andy Roddick won the U.S. Open in 2003. (39 words)
Mayors will also tour Skid Row to see the “magnitude of the crisis,” as well as visit the Hilda L. Solis Care First Village to see a “successful example” of eliminating barriers to building temporary housing, officials said. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Bukowski provided narration for a 1990 TV documentary movie called "The Best Hotel on Skid Row", about life on Los Angeles' skid row in the early '90s.
Grabbing can be so severe that the tires skid and continue to skid even when the pedal is released.
The skids have replaceable sacrificial skid shoes to prevent wear of the skid tubes themselves.
Acuña broke out of a tournament-starting 1-for-11 skid with an RBI single and Suárez hit a two-run single.
A person sits on the sidewalk in Skid Row covered in cloth.
Chris Bassitt pitched six innings as Toronto snapped a two-game losing skid.
Despite the systemic social issues contributing to the current housing crisis—of which she is well aware—she says that in lieu of providing meaningful solutions, the city should leave Skid Row residents in peace.
Early-round losses by Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe and Sebastian Korda during the first week at Wimbledon figured to extend that skid by the U.S. men in majors since Andy Roddick won the U.S. Open in 2003.
First: Feldman asks a man in his encampment if he saw a patient along Skid Row.
Guerrero Jr.’s three-run homer lifted the Blue Jays over the Boston Red Sox 3-0 on Friday to snap Toronto’s four-game losing skid.
Hands-on training consists of physical fitness, CPR/first responder, firearms, skid school and many other scenario-based exercises.
He began moving the skid steer in reverse to turn it toward the corral.
He stopped Bo Horvat, Oliver Wahlstrom, Mathew Barzal and Kyle Palmieri in the shootout to help the Flyers snap a two-game skid.
In May, Skid Row cancelled several stops in Australia and Japan due to Grönwall’s flu-like symptoms at the time.
Mary Jacobs arrives at her single-room occupancy unit in the Madison Hotel in Skid Row.
Maybe a little broken glass, some skid marks, and no vehicle.
Mayors will also tour Skid Row to see the “magnitude of the crisis,” as well as visit the Hilda L. Solis Care First Village to see a “successful example” of eliminating barriers to building temporary housing, officials said.
Mr Faulkner said a direct comparison between the skid steer loader currently in use and the Pothole Pro suggested the proposed new machine may not be cheaper, or more efficient.
No other agency that responded to the emergency that night asked whether the lagoon had a barrier in place to prevent people and machines from falling in or, if there was a barrier, whether it was strong enough to hold back a 6,700-pound skid steer.
Now stuck in a season-worst five-game losing skid, the Nets offense has fallen into a rut.
Common combinations with skid
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- skid row 46×
- losing skid 18×
- the skid 17×
- three-game skid 16×
- two-game skid 12×
- on skid 10×
- skid and 8×
- four-game skid 8×
- skid with 7×
- skid steer 7×