Used in a Sentence

skate

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for skate.

Editorial note

One said says profit the other side says to skate where the puck is going.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

The act of roller skating or ice skating

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of skate gathered in one view.

noun

The act of roller skating or ice skating

verb

To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.

noun

The act of skateboarding

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for skate.

noun

The act of roller skating or ice skating

verb

To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.

noun

The act of skateboarding

verb

To skateboard.

Example sentences

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One said says profit the other side says to skate where the puck is going.

2

Gotta skate to where the puck is going to be.

3

However, couldn't a company skate around the requirement by simply not providing any way to update the system?

4

Good to see that, in addition to all the smarty-pants stuff, he likes to run and skate.

5

It's even harder to skate where the proverbial puck will be twenty years in the future.

6

Don't be one of the people who lets him skate by because he's the boss.

7

This article really resonates with the memories of my time spent there in the 00s learning to surf and skate with my buds.

8

I've got my skateboard here and still skate occasionally, but not in that ex-skater mid-life crisis way.

9

Can still bomb stairs, ride fast and am fine keeping up with the younger local guys I skate with.

10

Though I'm an Apple fan, it bothers me the way they seem to skate just along the border of evil.

11

Spend all afternoon doing whatever I decided to do (usually skate) and then come home.

12

I also have a hybrid (in between skate/long) board that might appeal to you.

Quote examples

1

But if you "skate where the puck is going" it's not hard to imagine other digital goods being smart-property-enabled and eventually physical things like cars, door-locks etc.

2

The other thing to think about is that R&D doesn't just "skate to where the puck will be," it actually places the puck on the ice.

3

This is the quality of work you can expect from me." Like any educational program or institution, you can skate by with the bare minimum and earn a piece of paper.

4

"The biggest issue with exceptions like this is that first-time founders often jump into a saturated market and think "we can do better -- look at all the counterexamples", but they end up losing the overwhelming majority of the time." I'd be curious to find data to back up that assertion - I've personally seen way more people/companies fail trying to skate to where the puck is going to be vs.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use skate in a sentence?

One said says profit the other side says to skate where the puck is going.

What does skate mean?

The act of roller skating or ice skating

What part of speech is skate?

skate is commonly used as noun, verb.