How to Use skid marks in a Sentence

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  • But a state trooper was troubled by the fact that there were no skid marks.
    David Begnaud, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2024
  • There were no skid marks at the scene, according to the report.
    Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2022
  • There were no skid marks visible at the scene, the sheriff said.
    Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The first two shifts of the notchy box leave skid marks, and the fourth shift puts paid to 151 mph.
    Car and Driver, 9 Sep. 2022
  • The car changed lanes several times, leaving skid marks on the pavement, the charges said.
    Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2022
  • The skid marks on the road told a story of panic and desperation.
    Emily Jan, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Nov. 2025
  • There also appeared to be skid marks on the floor inside the store and several items strewn about.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024
  • Cops said there were no skid marks on the road, implying that Talbot never even tried to slow down.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2024
  • There were no skid marks, Madden said, meaning von Ohain appeared not to have hit the brakes.
    Talia Trackim, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Officers did not see skid marks in the street to indicate the driver had attempted to stop.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 16 May 2025
  • Villanueva said during a news conference Wednesday there were no skid marks at the scene.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2022
  • Officers saw no debris in the roadway, skid marks or injuries consistent with someone being struck head-on by a car.
    Emma Steele, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Capture damage to your house, the car’s position, license plate, skid marks, debris, and anything else that tells the story.
    Josh Max, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
  • After an accident, skid marks are typically used to calculate the driver’s speed at the time.
    Sarah Raza, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Police photos might highlight skid marks, gouges, debris, fluid spills, and resting positions.
    John H. Tucker, Popular Mechanics, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Also, police say the car, equipped with anti-lock brakes, left 53 feet of skid marks — another indication of high speed.
    Jocelyn Noveck, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • Sandy highlighted several anomalies at the crime scene, including the absence of tire marks or skid marks, which would be expected if her son was struck and slid across the asphalt.
    Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • From hundreds of miles above, streaks of manure resemble skid marks on Mother Nature’s toilet paper, yet other scenery can lead aerial viewers astray.
    Bennet Goldstein, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The broad intersection in front of Bob’s is rubbed black these days, from skid marks left by fans who come to the neighborhood to pay homage to the fictional family that does not live on our street nor run the market.
    Andrew Cockburn, Harper’s Magazine , 5 Jan. 2023
  • The drivers should also take pictures of the damage to the vehicles, the accident scene, any skid marks, road conditions, weather, and other contributing factors.
    Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • Tuscarawas County Sheriff Orvis Campbell stands next to skid marks that were left on a sidewalk when a woman drove a golf cart into Atwood Lake on Saturday.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Video recorded in Lauderdale Lakes shows skid marks on the ground and debris all over the floor of a medical center on West Oakland Park Boulevard near 36th Avenue, just east of State Route 7.
    Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
  • 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

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