skid marks

idiom

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

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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 also appeared to be skid marks on the floor inside the store and several items strewn about. —

Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024 The State Patrol’s crash analysis found that the skid marks from Curry’s car were to the right of the solid white line that separates the travel lane from the shoulder, and that the skid mark made by Dempsey’s bicycle when he was struck was near the center of the shoulder. —

Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 17 Apr. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for skid marks