skid marks

phrase

: marks made by a skidding vehicle (as on a road)

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The skid marks stretch from Philadelphia to Miami, from California to New York. Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 21 July 2026 Except at the French Open, where humans still inspect skid marks on the red clay, in tennis, the pretense of any agency over the machine is gone. Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 14 July 2026 Document the Scene within 72 Hours Physical evidence can vanish quickly, so within the first three days, capture photos and video of everything, including the position of the vehicles, the damage to the cars involved, skid marks, debris, and the layout of the road. K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026 The police didn't see skid marks and determined that Godbout was driving faster than the 25 mph speed limit in the area, Villanis wrote. Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for skid marks

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“Skid marks.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skid%20marks. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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