How To Use Skid In A Sentence

The driver braked abruptly, causing the car to skid a little.
The motorcyclist had a brush with danger as he skidded round the bend.
For convenience and safety, some skid-steer loader manufacturers mount switches on the steering control grips or levers to control these multifunctional tools.
Giving the driver a nod, the truck gunned it, and sped back onto the more secure skidder tail.
Recently, the company introduced the first radial tire for skid-steer loaders.

There were skid marks on the road where a car had braked suddenly.
Other measures in the plan include new lane markings, anti-skid surfacing and several hundred yards of bus lane on Brighton Way up to the roundabout.
He felt his skin abrade as he skidded off the tarp, but he lay still, apart from eyes blinking in the sudden light. THE LAST TEMPTATION
Suddenly the bus ahead of us skidded off the road and tipped over on its side in a rice field. Christianity Today
Rocket Docket Rudolph was pushing the Steere case through on greased skids; Marta doubted even a murder in the office would slow him down. ROUGH JUSTICE
He believed Mrs Letch probably tried to correct the skid but in doing so steered squarely into the path of the oncoming car.
Raced, stumbling, skidding, along the path to the boathouse. DREAMS OF INNOCENCE
It was very difficult facing good spin bowlers on a wicket that sometimes bounced up around your shoulder and the next one's skidding straight through. Times, Sunday Times
Inside, the tiny creature skidded to a halt on the marble floor, terrified by the sudden din of the gathering.
Playing truant from school is mitching in Ulster; twagging in East Yorkshire; slamming in Bradford; jigging in York; skidging in Paisley in Scotland; and skiving almost everywhere.
Brown, who is based at Battlesbury Barracks in Warminster, identified himself as the driver and said his vehicle skidded on the wet road.
Another who will travel to India, Shahzad, known for his skiddy pace and reverse swing, already has more than a few tricks. Cricket World Cup: Matt Prior ousts Steven Davies from England squad
Traffic came to a standstill for around 22 minutes near Ulsoor Lake after a truck skidded and collided with a tourist bus on the slippery stretch.
One car ended up in a field after skidding off the road and up a bank, narrowly missing a tree and telegraph pole.
He orders us into his Landrover and we skid across the causeway, the water rising with every revolution of the wheels, splashing above the windscreen.
Just two days after buying his car he skidded it on black ice on a major road and wrote it off.
Black rubber streaks show the car skidded sideways down the runway before hitting the grass and rolling. Times, Sunday Times
Never use a bath seat on textured or non-skid surfaces unless the manufacturer's instructions specifically state the seat is intended for such surfaces.
Examples are no-siree and yes-indeedy, and the later kiddo and skiddoo. Chapter 3. The Period of Growth. 4. Loan-Words and Non-English Influences
(Road & Track recorded 1.1 g on its skidpad; I managed a few ticks under a g on the street according to the ZR1's head-up display.) ZR1 Corvette: Performance, Little Else
And I suspect he intentionally allowed She'asta's tail to skid ever so slightly on the ice as he negotiated the deeper curves in the road just to grant those of us in the back a bit keener thrill. ~A Mountain Boy's Christmas Memory~ Guest Post By Eric Schweer
A car whined in protest , but skidded staunchly out of its driveway.
And here's the real shocker: Both cars hold onto the skidpad at .97 g. Autoblog
In the last eight months a bus stop has been built out into the road, chicanes have been installed, and anti-skid surfacing has been laid.
The government put the skids under the plan by stopping their research grant.
He needs to get the NIssan GT-R when it comes out. 0-60 in 3.2 seconds (tested by edmunds.com), 1.1G on skidpad, 4WD, 196 mph top speed, center console with lcd screen that displays full telememtry (developed by Polyphony, the makers of the Gran Turismo series, the best driving simulator on the planet), and is only $70,000. I'm thinking about getting a new car
Graveney, a man who knows a little about picking international cricketers after his 11 years as chairman of the selectors, witnessed what he calls "an extraordinary performance with both bat and ball" against Hampshire at the start of the month, in which Stokes scored a boisterous 135 not out and took six wickets with his skiddy medium pace. New kids on the block stake their claim for England Test place
Earlier this year a judge ruled that a man left severely brain-damaged after his car skidded and crashed on wet tram rails in 1995 was not to blame, paving the way for a string of compensation claims.
It feels fantastic on the road at any speed and generates an impressive 0.9 g's on a skidpad on Michelin ZP high-performance run-flat tires.
He skidded to a halt in front of Damin and Tarja, turning his mount sharply to avoid barrelling them over. TREASON KEEP
His designer high-top sneakers skidded to a halt in front of me, and I half expected to smell burnt rubber.
This is because applying the brake can lock the wheels and cause a skid. Times, Sunday Times
It may also be a natural rebound from a pretty bad fourth quarter, when broadband net adds skidded at most ISPs. Despite Downturn, Comcast Adds Broadband Subscribers In Q1 2009
The raider's feet skidded in mud as he tried to brake, but it was far too late.
On one of them was Blue Mooney, his pale blond hair blown against his cheek as he skidded around the corner.
Eric Perrin sneaked in to poke the puck away, and it skidded right in front of the unguarded net to Pascal Dupuis. USATODAY.com
Barnabas leapt from the sofa and dashed after the biscuit that had skidded under a wing chair.
Mark Skidmore, a microbiologist at Montana State University in Bozeman, reported at the conference that his team has found methanogens in the Robertson glacier in the Canadian Rockies.
It stayed that way for a decade, using bunchers, skidders, delimbers and slashers to bring ready-to-saw material out of the bush.
Steer control induces a resistance in the steering, encouraging the driver to steer away from the resistance and so, out of the skid or slide.
He came to a skidding halt before the Saxons and they cowered in fear before his towering rage. THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
So the one wheel skidded downhill without turning. Lost Voices of the Edwardians: 19011910 in the words of the Men & Women Who Were There
Harry clicked on the light, revealing a small, clean space with a plastic shower curtain decorated with fish and nonskid turquoise flower decals strewn across the base of the shower. Dark Oracle
And so i adventitial to the neuroanatomical of orizaba a solace with me ungratefully i go so that i can skidpan a needless of the fun. Rational Review
Visual inspection of qualified, followed by testing on the test line speed, exhaust, skid, brake, light.
She is thought to have spent two days there for tests and observation after skidding out of control in a country lane. The Sun
It skidded to the side, which must have been when the nose came down. The Sun
I bounced up over the hood and ricocheted off the windshield, skidding to a stunned halt across the blacktop pavement.
Suppose someone should meet you in the middle of Herald Square, hand you a ring-tailed tiger, and then skiddoo. Shorty McCabe
In the mean time the carcass is windlassed to a height which brings it clear off the floor and the gammon level with a series of skids, a distance apart equal to the length of the gammon; the ends of which groove into smooth slots.
One of the Cooper girls, Claire, goes skidding past us and slips.
By the time it regains any awesomeness, it will be like shouting, "Twenty-three skiddoo!" at someone, which is I guess sort of the bee's knees, but for awhile there, not so much. Mrissa: Use "Unchained Melody" in a love scene next. Please. It'll be great.
I skidded, slipped, cursed, crashed, and generally regressed one full level in ability.
Henning said the huge crowds meant that the donut competition on the skidpan had to be cancelled for safety reasons.
Simon Jones, the skiddy, slingy master of reverse swing, is back fit and well.
The car skidded and went out of control, crashing into an oncoming truck.
The broadaxe, jarred free, skidded down the slope ahead of them and came to rest on the trail. The Gates of Thorbardin
We taxied up to the head of the lake, turned around and roared back, but had to abort when we were three-quarters down the lake and our skids hadn't left the water.
He had fallen headlong out of the car door, skidding and scraping his head along the concrete as he went.
The car skidded off the road and came to rest in a field.
On one of them was Blue Mooney, his pale blond hair blown against his cheek as he skidded around the corner.
Before either of us could react, Zane dive-bombed from the air and crashed into Ethan, sending both of them skidding backward. My Fair Succubi
The noise startled him, and he slid into a side skid.
There are faint traces of tyre on the road, but no serious skidding.
I also got a new 5.8 last week, which I repeated yesterday, and this time I managed to figure out a repeatable way to do it rather than clinging to a slopy crimper with my aching fingertips and scrabbling up to the next hold on tiny skiddy footholds before I popped off. Mama says you gotta go to the baptist fashion show
The getaway by bus goes smoothly until an accident sends the vehicle into a skid, leaving it dangling precariously over the edge of a cliff. Times, Sunday Times
Eager to claim pole position, he skidded off the track with two minutes left, but thankfully walked away unhurt.
The car skidded and hit a lamp post.
The Philippine army helicopter landed on the massive nonskid deck of the USS Belleau Wood well forward of the looming superstructure. Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2
The sweeps were part of his strategy for weeding predators out of the Skid Row mix, and not designed to roust people legally on the street.
The English department of Skidmore is pretty hospitable to the idea that those big, fat, male books are not the only important books in the canon.
She was riding too fast on a wet road, and the motorbike went into a skid.
Marks in the roadway seem to indicate that he skidded taking a sharp turn.
The truck skidded on the ice and jack-knifed.
He was gaunt from drinking too much vodka and his marriage was on the skids.
Literally, "Speaking about a vehicle: To slip (skid), diverting itself laterally from the direction it was following. Road sign spanish
He crowed, bringing the dun, Kai, to a skidding halt just feet away from her.
Since it has a non-skid surface, bed cargo will not move around during transit.
You would think a couple of skids and spins would teach him, but no!
There will be skids and tumbles, but it is all part of the fun.
The motorcyclist had a brush with danger as he skidded round the bend.
Skid steer loaders are used to dig and move landscaping and building materials.
I was surprised to skid around a little on my balcony this morning, but that wet mossiness is a known hazard.
It skidded to the side, which must have been when the nose came down. The Sun
He guns the engine and gels away from them, sweeping up to the front door and locking up the brakes in a skid.
The vehicle skidded and collided with the interstate guard rail.
Some of the men now coming over it with the police had travelled it with Wolseley a few years previously and would have vivid recollections of the flies and mud and portages and the need of manufacturing skidways over the bogs, but they would also recall the irrepressible and uproarious spirit in which they used to sing of their additional accomplishments in the rollicking "Jolly Boys" chorus: Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police
Unhappily, Barzun's text goes on to page 802; some of the engagingness poops out when he hits the 1960s and the culture hits the skids. A Real-Life Renaissance Man
This being secure, the wings are leveled by the crew, one crew on the wing, one to hold the tail down (keep the skid off the runway) and one to operate the signal bat, which signals the tow vehicle.
Behind him, a car skidded to a halt and seconds later someone ran up behind him.
You're asking this of Miss Snark who regularly writes 'gin pail' 'reticule' 'heaven forefend' and '23 skidoo'? Alas, poor Snarklings
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He skidded on a patch of ice.
There is poverty some say the phrase "skid row" was invented here and in particular a high concentration of "gutter punks. CNN.com
Seconds later he was on the other side of the penalty box, thrashing in a drive that just skidded past the post.
The car skidded to a halt on the currently empty street.
So the one wheel skidded downhill without turning. Lost Voices of the Edwardians: 19011910 in the words of the Men & Women Who Were There
Her foot skidded on the wet floor and she fell heavily.
He fell facefirst onto the driveway and skidded a few inches, leaving a trail of his skin on the concrete. Tough Customer
On the way home I saw a car skidding down the road, tyres screeching against the concrete, hideously loud.
If you want to take the concept one step further, though, an extra wheel at the back as well can actually make the entire bike narrower while delivering the sort of stability that can let you safely powerslide and drift all four wheels on an oily skidpan. Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine
Seven other accidents were also reported on the A59 in the Hessay area, with vehicles skidding into ditches.
Subsequently, the vehicle skidded off the road and fell into the deep gorge.
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson
I sighed, wishing I could skidoo, but it was far too late, far too cold, and I was far too tired.
It was like that instant when your car begins to skid out of control and, before your eyes, you see the burning wreck that is your destiny. Times, Sunday Times
GM asked to recall 2000-01 model year after trunk deathsKids and Cars has asked General Motors recall 2000-01 model year sedans after two children perish in locked trunk. Auto news highlights – June 23, 2009
The car pulled up too fast and skidded on the dusty shoulder of the road.
I skidded to a halt sending sand flying high in the sky as I saw the huts on fire, smoking to the clouds.
Unmarked crates, heavy machinery, and piles upon piles of empty skids filled the most of it.
But on a snowy night in the early 1980's, a car skidded into a stanchion, which hit him in the back.
Driffield were put in to bat at Clifton Park and soon ran into trouble against the skiddy medium pace of Greg How.
The government put the skids under the plan by stopping their research grant.
The truck skidded sideways across the road.
After getting up to ‘have a go at the auld dancing,’ he swung himself around so hard that his false teeth went skidding across the dance floor - much to the amusement of Gerry and all in attendance.
The culprits skidded round the green in a Peugeot car before crashing into a tree sapling and running off.
The receptionist skidded along the tile floor towards the alarm button to alert the remaining guards of a prison break.
The car has just skidded to a halt in a quiet neighbourhood. Times, Sunday Times
The driver turned into a side road, then cursed as the car skidded in the powderlike snow, unmelted here. The Dollmaker
Ühel ilusal päeval lähevad Talumehe naine ja poeg linna juurvilju müüma, aga teel ründavad neid miskid peletised. In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007)
A large number of studies have investigated the relationship between skid resistance and road vehicle accidents.
The runners slipped and skidded across the ice, screeching vociferously.
Each student drove around a dry skid pad and through an autocross. Teen defensive driving school improves confidence, skills
Can I remove the carpet and install non-skid tiles?
He constructed very long, rough wooden skids which he assembled into semi-geometric structures.
The lorry went into a skid and crashed into the barrier.
The men who end up on Skid Row are social isolates.
It started life as a Fairmont, but nobody is going to say the Fox platform is obsolete after they see it pull over one G on the skidpad.
The firm plans to construct a biopharmaceutical manufacturing centre in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork, creating an estimated 330 jobs.
Visual inspection of qualified, followed by testing on the test line speed, exhaust, skid, brake, light.
Her feet skidded slightly as she tried to change her direction, nearly knocking her onto her back.
She came off her bike when it skidded on some wet leaves.
He skidded the car to a stop at her last words, and she flung herself out of the car and started making her way towards the brush.
Will he have enough money left to buy whatever it is that Blue wants, or will the pooch skidoo back to Steve's house empty-pawed?
The motorcyclist had a brush with danger as he skidded round the bend.
A single careless move and a cake of packed snow skidded away from beneath me.
Henning said the huge crowds meant that the donut competition on the skidpan had to be cancelled for safety reasons.
Trevor's bus skidded on some ice and hit a tree.
Her out-of-work parents killed, their car pulverized by a skidding semi, all the family she had in the world. A GIVING HEART • by David J. Rank
The paint that puts the skids under barnacles is being adopted by Porter International for protective coatings in the United States.
Among the instrument trainers and gliders, Rearwin Airplanes debuted the Rearwin Cloudster in 1939; featuring strut-braced high-wings, the aircraft included an enclosed cabin and fixed, tailskid undercarriage. Aero-News Network
Some measures they take to avoid it include putting special mats on the floors near beds in case residents fall and giving residents slipper socks with nonskid soles. Analysis: Poor ratings persist for 1 in 5 U.S. nursing homes
The gorgeous honky-tonk ballad would have made Patsy Cline proud, but it has never cracked the Hot 100 on Skid Row. Music where they live: Singer Mary McBride's unconventional tour
A talented cast played out the unlikely story line of an insatiable flesh-eating plant who brings fame, fortune and finally doom to the Skid Row florist.
This is because applying the brake can lock the wheels and cause a skid. Times, Sunday Times
The 28-year old skids to a halt, undoes her safety belt and leaps athletically from the car, slowly peeling off her driving gloves.
Meanwhile, the skidder starts lighting his own farts, or else has an accident with his flammable crotchal deodorant and pubic styling products: Living in a World of Fools: How Deep is your Ride
He was born in 1914 in Skidhouse Street in Little Horton and has lived in the city for the majority of his life.
te 28 The moon is slung low over Rosslyn Hill, a white geisha-face beyond the skiddy clouds. THE CHEEK PERFORATION DANCE
The average skid resistance results are given in Figure 4.
His walk shambled, shuffled, and skidded along the tiles, and as he did it he felt the heat of shame rising on the back of his neck in a nearly-tangible red cloud that matched the orange sunrise of his attire.
He came to a skidding halt before the Saxons and they cowered in fear before his towering rage. THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
All you need to pack are sunglasses, a hat, a toothbrush, shorts and a tee-shirt, some non-skid foot-wear and a credit-card.
Nick Chaconas, a Maryland real estate agent, said he was one week from completing a foreclosure deal for one client, who was buying a $470,000 fixer-upper in Potomac, when an e-mail arrived putting the deal on the skids. Buyers anxiously await foreclosure deals to go through
Drivers compete by taking sharp turns on oval tracks that leave their cars skidding sideways.
We returned to camp, hitched one sledge to each Skidoo, then began making our way towards a little rocky hill just north of Kanak Peak.
He had a narrow escape when his car skidded on the ice.
The car skidded on the ice and went straight into the wall.
The puck is sent skidding around the ice by hitting it with sticks. Mrissa: Carter Hall explains it all to you
Two pedestrians and a cyclist were injured when the car skidded.
The scope of work for the project involves the installation of two new 120 MW turbines and accompanying skids, modules, switchyard, busduct, transformers, and embedded conduit systems.
She skidded to a stop in front of me, her mascara starting to smudge.
Others hurried recklessly along in sudden bursts of speed, using their flat leather sandals to skid and hydroplane across the ice. THE BROKEN GOD
IceWind skidded to an abrupt stop to avoid a collision with StormCall's hindquarters.
The horses also pull the farm's ‘truck,’ an antique box wagon, and skid logs for firewood out of the woods.
The vehicle skidded and collided with the interstate guard rail.
His legs scraped against the brick wall of the house, shoes slipping and skidding as he scampered his way up and out.
There were skid marks on the road where the crash occurred.
I'm wondering if this is just the Devastator set coming up (which I thought was suppose to be one big box set) or the Arcee bots or '' herp '' and '' derp '' (skids and mudflap) or what, cause I couldnt find any more data other than that, and I dont know if anybody reported this yet. Transformers News - All News
It was our first attempt in the field at lashing down the sledges tightly and preparing the skidoos for a full day's sledging.
Rio skidded out of the kitchen, face covered in strange, thick white foam.
Trevor's bus skidded on some ice and hit a tree.
The non-skid Thermal Foot Gauntlet is designed to relieve pain associated with diabetes, arthritis, and Raynaud's disease.
Jenny's mom had hydroplaned and skidded off the road.
I lost my sword, and I fell over backwards, skidding on my shoulders.
And stair should choose sort of durable, nonskid , normally can label makes clear stair applicable.
Whether it is soaring 50 feet through the air on a Skidoo or popping tricks on a board in a half pipe, extreme sports thrive on danger.
Deep tracks and skid marks were left on greens after the hooligans damaged them.
The car had apparently hit a traffic sign before skidding out of control.
Marta says this is easy to clean and still meets all safety and skid resistance requirements.
The car skidded and we could hear the crunch of metal against metal.
The front wheel skidded to the right as On an the back wheel slid to the left. The Sun
Subsequently, the vehicle skidded off the road and fell into the deep gorge.
The system senses when the car is cornering and feeds more brake force to the outside front wheel to counteract the tendency to skid.
I'll tie the bowline to the skid and we can take it to the island. FOOLS GOLD
If you select tile, try using a throw-rug with a non-skid backing for added precautions, especially around areas that get wet.
Grab bars and handrails provide support; smooth sidewalks prevent trips and falls, as do secure carpets and non-skid floor coverings.
They reached the surface and extended their landing skids.
Dear Skid: Ursula is a big believer in making the man come to the kitchen if he wants home cooking.
He came to a skidding halt before the Saxons and they cowered in fear before his towering rage. THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
The Mustangs (0-10, 0-7) lost their 10th in a row and their skid is the second-longest in Division I to Army's 12-game drought. USATODAY.com
Notice how the guy in the blazer keeps doing those irritating little tailwhip skids, which is the fixed-gear cycling equivalent of a "doucheclamation point," or of saying the word "fuckin'" too much when you're telling a story: Living in a World of Fools: How Deep is your Ride
Do the police not realise that they would have to take the flak if some pedestrian happened to skid and fall on the rank pile?
They all shied aside as the headlamps swept over them and the truck skidded to a halt.
When skidding logs back to roadside, Heisler is looking behind him about 90% of the time.

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