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How to use skier in a sentence

37 example sentences · noun

Skier means one who skis. Example: “The skier flew off the jump and landed perfectly.”

Examples of skier by meaning

nounOne who skis.

  • a professional skier
  • a poor skier
  • The very thing the 16 skiers and snowboarders had sought — fresh, soft snow — instantly became the enemy.2012 December 26, John Branch, “Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times...

nounA ball hit high in the air, often leading to a catch.

  • However, when Guha returned, she picked the wrong ball to pull and hit a skier to Charlotte Edwards.2002 July 19, Jeff Green, “New Zealand win tri-series in convincing style”, in Cricinfo, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2026
  • The second thing I did my best to get out of was the unpleasant position Monty found himself in rather too often in Sri Lanka: standing under a skier in the deep.2012 March 29, Harry Pearson, “There's always a catch – unless it's me or Monty underneath the ball”, in The Guardian, archived from the...

More sentences with skier

  • The skier flew off the jump and landed perfectly.From the entry jump
  • Before the race he associated only with other skiers.From the entry associate
  • He is a competent skier and an expert snowboarder.From the entry competent
  • Expert skiers love skiing on powder snow.From the entry powder snow
  • The snow is avalanching the skiers.From the entry avalanching
  • The male Caucasian, twenty-four, a skier, was said to have been missing for over three hours.2008, Ridley Pearson, chapter 2, in Killer View, Jove premium edition, New York, N.Y.: Jove Books, published 2009, →ISBN. From the entry caucasian
  • During these tricks, skiers rotate over the towrope with both feet.2004, Mary Firestone, Extreme Waterskiing Moves, →ISBN, page 22. From the entry towrope
  • Snowbird has been amending its reputation as a destination primarily for the steep-and-deep skiers and powder monkeys.2000, Charles Leocha et al., Ski America and Canada, World Leisure Corporation, →ISBN, page 218. From the entry powder monkey
  • On his own, he doesn't mind showing why he's one of the hottest extreme skiers at Jackson.1994, Skiing, volume 46, number 7, page 53. From the entry instructorish
  • "Time flies when you're having fun!" said one of the skiers in our party.1991, Ski, volume 56, number 3, page 102. From the entry time flies when you're having fun
  • The numerous methods used to teach the biped skier are also applicable to the monoped student.1975, Ronald C. Adams, Alfred Daniel, Lee Rullman, Games, sports, and exercises for the physically handicapped, page 241. From the entry monoped
  • Soon, skiers at other areas began making their own massive shotskis, so Polich felt the need to keep upping the ante.2019 December 31, R. Scott Rappold, “How to build a shotski — because drinking from one is the easy part”, in The Denver Post, Denver…. From the entry shotski
  • The local Lombarde has blasted upper slopes, occasionally closed lifts and deposited windslab, potentially dangerous to off-piste skiers, on lee slopes.2009 February 6, Stephen Lee, “Skiwatch”, in The Guardian. From the entry windslab
  • Skiers and snowboarders are fun, but usually fleeting, subjects.2009 February 17, Rik Fairlie, “5 Ways to Take Great Ski and Snowboard Photos”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times…. From the entry hot-dogger
  • In both cases the female sportsmen were Nordic skiers.2008, Atko Viru, Adaptation in Sports Training, Informa Healthcare USA, New York, p. 227 (Chapter 9: Gender Differences in Training…. From the entry sportsman
  • The same is true in freeskiing, in which skiers pull tricks on some of the same terrain as snowboarders.2008 January 25, Matt Higgins, “At X Games, One-Upmanship Is a Trend in High Places”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on…. From the entry freeskiing
  • Where downhill skiers have slopes illuminated by flood lamps to boost their vertical mileage, snowshoers and cross-country skiers rely on moonshine.2007 January 28, Elaine Glusac, “It’s Night. Shall We Snorkel, Cycle or Hike?”, in New York Times. From the entry snowshoer
  • Add together all these areas and there's more than enough to keep even the keenest skier happy for a week.1995, Chris Gill, Dave Watts, Where to Ski. From the entry snowsure
  • Don't think that technical features and concern about breathability is only for super-techno-dweebs, backcountry skiers, and serious overheaters.1994 December, Skiing, volume 47, number 4, page 212. From the entry overheater
  • New York skiers are a determined lot.1943 January 10, George H. Copeland, “Dauntless Is the Skier Seeking Snow […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times…. From the entry eatless
  • The relaunch of the railway comes alongside other major improvement works including new 'magic carpet' conveyor belts for skiers using the beginner slopes.2023 April 5, “News in pictures: New livery adorns Cairngorm funicular”, in RAIL, number 980, page 28. From the entry magic carpet
  • Chunky outdoor jackets were once the preserve of skiers and doomsday preppers, but techwear in its many guises now permeates streetwear like never before.2022 February 1, Nick Thompson, “What Your Favourite Techwear Brand Says About You”, in VICE, archived from the original on 10 Aug 2022. From the entry techwear
  • If a skier just holds his body still, the rotational momentum will result in a triple flip in layout, or nontwisting, position.2010 February 1, Henry Fountain, “Science: Up in the Air, and Down, With a Twist”, in New York Times, retrieved 28 Jun 2017. From the entry kid stuff
  • But it's interesting, when you add women into a group of skiers, it seems to change the way they behave, particularly male skiers.2005 January 17, “Interview: Ian McCammon discusses the factors that lead people to risk their lives in avalanche conditions”, in Day to…. From the entry hotdoggy
  • Cross-country skiers enjoy 21km of loipe, and winter walkers head out on 17km of footpaths; the tourist office offers loipe and walking maps.2004, Krista Dana, The Alps. From the entry loipe
  • It then occurred to him, an avid cross-country skier, that polypropylene's non-absorbent yet breathable characteristics would be ideal for long underwear in active sports.1986, “Laurels & Lemons”, in Dick Needham, editor, compiled by Joana Jebsen, Ski Magazine, volume 50, number 5, Times Mirror Company…. From the entry diaperwear
  • Skiers start at one lodge, ski its trails, and then move out to the main artery trail and ski-through to the next lodge.1985, Elizabeth Noren, Gary Noren, Ski Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.: Nodin Press, →ISBN, page 115. From the entry ski-through
  • The peaks are beautiful alpine, snow-capped, cloudwashed things, but often the skier stays in the foothills and the passes, more convenient though less spectacular.1949, Joan Landman, David Landman, Where to Ski: Ski Guide to the U. S. and Canada, Houghton Mifflin Company, published 1949, page 157. From the entry cloudwashed
  • Some make a nice chunk for themselves, like Mapple, whose wife Deena was one of the first water skiers ever to make six figures in a year.1998 August, Robert Stephens, “Cashing In”, in Ski, volume 21, number 7, →ISSN. From the entry six figures
  • The lodge-to-lodge ski-thru program is a co-operative effort of several of the Gunflint Lodges where skiers can stay at different lodges each night and ski different trail systems.1989, The Boundary Waters Journal: The Magazine of America’s Favorite Wilderness Area, Ely, Minn.: Boundary Waters Publishing, →ISSN…. From the entry ski-thru
  • The only sound a skier brings to the woods is the occasional creak of a rucksack strap and the faint “shoosh” of skis gliding over the crisp snow.1970, Pat Snook, “Ski Touring”, in National Wildlife, volume 8, numbers Dec 1969–Jan 1970, page 23. From the entry shoosh
  • Srdjan Djokovic and his wife, Dijana, both accomplished skiers, gave lessons at the resort and ran three side-by-side businesses in the village: a crêperie, a clothes shop and a pizzeria.2013 January 2, Will Swanton, The Slams, Random House Australia, →ISBN. From the entry crêperie

Meaning of skier

  1. noun One who skis.
  2. noun A ball hit high in the air, often leading to a catch.

Full definition of skier

Questions about skier in a sentence

How do you use skier in a sentence?
Skier is used as a noun. For example: “The skier flew off the jump and landed perfectly.”
What is a short sentence with skier?
“a poor skier”
What does skier mean?
Skier means one who skis.

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