How to Use hydroplane in a Sentence

hydroplane

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• The action caused him to hydroplane and swerve to the right and left, striking guardrails on both sides of the road.
  — Staff Report, The Aegis, 1 June 2017
• Karelsen was known around the hydroplane pits for his kindness as well.
  — Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, 1 Jan. 2019
• Rain on the roads can increase the chance to hydroplane, when your tires lose contact with the road leading to loss of control of the car.
  — Emily Bamforth, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2019
• If your car hydroplanes, hold the steering wheel steady and lightly apply brakes.
  — Gary Richards, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2017
• Today in history The Slo-mo-shun hydroplane shatters the world speed record on Lake Washington in 1950.
  — Morning Brief, The Seattle Times, 26 June 2018
• Going at a speed of forty miles an hour, the hydroplane was heading up the bight in the direction of the sand-pit which connects North Island with Coronado.
  — sandiegouniontribune.com, 27 Jan. 2018
• Hydroplane racing returns to the Detroit River with a new format.
  — Tom Lang, Detroit Free Press, 24 Aug. 2017
• Ilya, embracing a flair for the dramatic, arrived at the ceremony in a hydroplane with with his best man, Vivake.
  — Vogue, 4 Aug. 2019
• Highway traffic is light, but a fallen tree blocked two lanes of southbound I-405 late in Tuesday’s morning commute, and standing water will cause cars to hydroplane.
  — Mike Lindblom, The Seattle Times, 12 Feb. 2019
• Seven aircraft, two hydroplanes and heavy machinery were also deployed, the fire service said.
  — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 27 June 2019
• While attending a hydroplane race in 1996, two locals of Kennewick, Washington, discovered a broad-faced skull inching its way out of the bank of the Columbia River.
  — Adam Rutherford, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2017
• Limited class hydroplanes and flatbottom powerboats will also race.
  — Bill Center, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 Sep. 2017
• In hopes of improving its bottom line, the Madison Regatta looked itself straight in the mirror, examined every aspect of the regatta weekend and decided to make changes in this year’s 67th annual hydroplane racing event.
  — Kenzie Winstead, The Courier-Journal, 29 June 2017
• The action caused him to hydroplane and swerve to the right and left, striking guardrails on both sides of the road.
  — Staff Report, The Aegis, 1 June 2017
• Karelsen was known around the hydroplane pits for his kindness as well.
  — Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, 1 Jan. 2019
• Rain on the roads can increase the chance to hydroplane, when your tires lose contact with the road leading to loss of control of the car.
  — Emily Bamforth, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2019
• If your car hydroplanes, hold the steering wheel steady and lightly apply brakes.
  — Gary Richards, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2017
• Today in history The Slo-mo-shun hydroplane shatters the world speed record on Lake Washington in 1950.
  — Morning Brief, The Seattle Times, 26 June 2018
• Going at a speed of forty miles an hour, the hydroplane was heading up the bight in the direction of the sand-pit which connects North Island with Coronado.
  — sandiegouniontribune.com, 27 Jan. 2018
• Hydroplane racing returns to the Detroit River with a new format.
  — Tom Lang, Detroit Free Press, 24 Aug. 2017
• Ilya, embracing a flair for the dramatic, arrived at the ceremony in a hydroplane with with his best man, Vivake.
  — Vogue, 4 Aug. 2019
• Highway traffic is light, but a fallen tree blocked two lanes of southbound I-405 late in Tuesday’s morning commute, and standing water will cause cars to hydroplane.
  — Mike Lindblom, The Seattle Times, 12 Feb. 2019
• Seven aircraft, two hydroplanes and heavy machinery were also deployed, the fire service said.
  — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 27 June 2019
• While attending a hydroplane race in 1996, two locals of Kennewick, Washington, discovered a broad-faced skull inching its way out of the bank of the Columbia River.
  — Adam Rutherford, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2017
• Limited class hydroplanes and flatbottom powerboats will also race.
  — Bill Center, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 Sep. 2017
• In hopes of improving its bottom line, the Madison Regatta looked itself straight in the mirror, examined every aspect of the regatta weekend and decided to make changes in this year’s 67th annual hydroplane racing event.
  — Kenzie Winstead, The Courier-Journal, 29 June 2017

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hydroplane

2 of 2 verb

• The car started hydroplaning and skidded off the road.
• Their Ford Mustang hydroplaned and hit the school bus head-on.
  — Chelsea Prince, ajc, 22 May 2018
• Video shows the boy hydroplaning with the arch of his back sliding long the rim of the ride known as the Emerald Plunge.
  — CBS News, 27 May 2017
• In that one, too, a car hydroplaned out of control across lanes, 10News reported.
  — Orange County Register, 18 Feb. 2017
• On their return from town the car hydroplaned at fifty miles-per-hour and collided against a steel railing.
  — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 22 May 2017
• The video shows the boy hydroplaning out of the slide near the bottom, where the arch of his back slides along the rim of the water slide for a number of feet before the boy is launched onto the concrete below.
  — Matthias Gafni, The Mercury News, 27 May 2017
• The slick tires on the cars will hydroplane off of any water accumulating on the asphalt surface.
  — Jim Clash, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021
• If the vehicle equipped with Pirelli's 5G Cyber Tires starts to hydroplane, an alert could be sent to a car on the road behind it and warn that driver of the conditions ahead.
  — Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 30 Jan. 2020
• Standing water covered some roads on Friday, causing at least one car to hydroplane and flip over.
  — Fox News, 25 May 2018
• Avoid using cruise control on wet roads; turn it off promptly if hydroplaning starts.
  — Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2023
• An unidentified man died and two others were injured Thursday when a car hydroplaned in Knoxville, and hit a truck, police said in a news release.
  — Greg Norman | Fox News, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2020
• In a Facebook post shared the day after the crash, Smith wrote that her car started hydroplaning before careering off the road between two trees and flipping three times.
  — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, 17 June 2019
• The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office advised drivers to be careful and drive slow to avoid hydroplaning on the roads.
  — oregonlive, 31 Jan. 2020
• An unidentified man died and two others were injured Thursday when a car hydroplaned in Knoxville, Tennessee, and hit a truck, police said in a news release.
  — Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2020
• The slick tires will hydroplane, sending the machines careening into the track’s outside retaining wall.
  — Jim Clash, Forbes, 26 June 2022
• Fresh rain makes roads slicker, and your risk of hydroplaning increases when vehicles are going too fast.
  — Nina Derwin, Redbook, 15 May 2023
• Elsewhere in Mississippi, 25 homes had been damaged and four people were hurt in wrecks caused by vehicles hydroplaning on wet roads.
  — Jay Reeves, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Feb. 2020
• In Kent County, a 21-year-old mother and her 1-year-old and 3-year-old daughters were killed when their car hydroplaned and crossed the center line into oncoming traffic during heavy rain, according to MLive.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2023
• Her cruiser hydroplaned, crossed the grass median and went into oncoming traffic, troopers said.
  — David Harris, OrlandoSentinel.com, 14 Aug. 2017
• The man glided frictionlessly, hydroplaning like an air-hockey puck.
  — Jon Mooallem Andrea Frazzetta, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2023
• The preliminary report includes more than 200 homes damaged, four injuries from vehicles hydroplaning in Grenada County and a levee breach in Leake County.
  — Alissa Zhu, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2020
• When driving in wet conditions, cut the risk of hydroplaning by reducing vehicle speed and making sure tires are properly inflated and have sufficient tread.
  — Nashelly Chavez, sacbee, 4 Nov. 2017
• Made of 100% rubber with thick outsoles and a multidirectional tread pattern, these classic galoshes not only keep water out but also help prevent slips and hydroplaning.
  — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2023
• Using snow tires increases overall safety by reducing the likelihood of skidding, sliding, and hydroplaning.
  — Annie Gabillet, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2023
• Avoid puddles — Driving into puddles or low rainwater areas can lead to vehicles hydroplaning or losing control.
  — Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2024
• Avoid puddles — Driving into puddles or low rainwater areas can lead to vehicles hydroplaning or losing control.
  — Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2024
• Avoid puddles — Driving into puddles or low rainwater areas can lead to vehicles hydroplaning or losing control.
  — Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 May 2024
• The car started hydroplaning and skidded off the road.
• Their Ford Mustang hydroplaned and hit the school bus head-on.
  — Chelsea Prince, ajc, 22 May 2018
• Video shows the boy hydroplaning with the arch of his back sliding long the rim of the ride known as the Emerald Plunge.
  — CBS News, 27 May 2017

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