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- noun Plural form of
skate . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
skate .
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Examples
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Our Y and local high schools have swim time (swimming seems to particularly wipe out kids), and some skate rinks have tots classes where kids can start as young as they can walk in skates on dry ground.
Boot Skootin’ Snot Boogerin’ Nobody’s Sleepin’ Boogie | Her Bad Mother 2009
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NBC wants to put a cameraman in skates on the ice during NHL shootouts.
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The puck was bouncing a lot in skates and I got a good bounce.
USATODAY.com 2003
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Unbelievable at taking hard passes in skates on the fly and shooting all in one motion.
USATODAY.com 2002
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The principal thing to be attended to, after having provided yourself with a pair of good skates, is to learn to balance yourself properly first on one foot, and then on the other.
The Lady's Country Companion: or, How to Enjoy a Country Life Rationally Jane 1845
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Ok, so I am on a mad hunt for a pair of roller skates from the 70’s.
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As Om has pointed out, for the telephone companies, transitioning their business to offer triple play services while losing land lines is like walking a tightrope in skates.
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Her three hockey-playing older brothers put her in skates.
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The only wheels she loves more than the Sure Grip Power Plus wheels on her skates are the ones on her 1976 Swiss Army motorcycle.
Rollergirl Melissa Joulwan 2007
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The only wheels she loves more than the Sure Grip Power Plus wheels on her skates are the ones on her 1976 Swiss Army motorcycle.
Rollergirl Melissa Joulwan 2007
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