How to Use sled in a Sentence

sled

1 of 2 noun

• The men hopped on the sleds and tore off into the lodgepole.
  — Abe Streep, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2018
• Rubsam walks briskly ahead with the sled toward the center of the lake.
  — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2019
• The liquor, like the food and firewood piled in the corner, is ferried in on the back of a haul sled.
  — Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Mar. 2023
• In total, the pack, which will be on a sled, will weigh more than 170 pounds.
  — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 11 Oct. 2018
• Portlanders with sleds haven’t had much chance to use them in 2023.
  — oregonlive, 21 Feb. 2023
• But clear ice was covering the crack, and the sled stayed upright.
  — Hannah Hoag, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Feb. 2024
• The dogs are barking and tugging so hard that the sled, though fixed to a post, bucks and wobbles.
  — Taymour Soomro Scott Conarroe, New York Times, 10 May 2023
• A few of them manage to slip their sled between the hay bales and – BOOM – run into the guard rails.
  — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2018
• Parents on bikes tow their kids on sleds through slushy snow.
  — Laura Yale, Outside Online, 27 Apr. 2020
• As Dream giggled and sat on the sled, Chyna, 35, moved the heavy machine across a black mat.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2023
• The proud mom then posted a black-and-white shot of her little girl being pulled in the snow on a sled.
  — Jenny Haward, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2024
• The rear reflector and other parts of the sled’s backend are crushed.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 7 Mar. 2023
• Preston of the Yukon, gets from place to place on a sled pulled by but a single hard-working dog.
  — Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2019
• The afternoon was silent except for the wind and the dry sound of the sled gliding on snow, like the tearing of paper.
  — Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2019
• What to Consider The rope handle is best for pulling the sled uphill, not for steering the sled.
  — Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2023
• The rescuers arrived quickly as the child waited on the sled, according to the post.
  — USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2019
• In the winter, snowmachines, skiers, dog sleds and fat bikes are still allowed on the road.
  — Laurel Andrews, Anchorage Daily News, 2 May 2018
• Participants cannot bring their own sleds and must rent the tubes.
  — Kellie Hwang, Indianapolis Star, 15 Nov. 2019
• Valdes is the only man in his sled who doesn't serve in the Army, which is fodder for teasing by his teammates.
  — Daniel Langhorne, latimes.com, 17 Apr. 2018
• Also, in the case of the sleds, that trick is designed to save weight, and the outboards are already lighter than just about anything else.
  — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 12 June 2019
• Among the paintings lost when the gallery was destroyed was an N.C. Wyeth winter scene from 1936 of a man on a sled pulled by oxen.
  — Ralph Blumenthal, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2023
• Zoom down icy tracks overlooking the city on a wooden sled reaching speeds of up to 45 miles per hour.
  — Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Dec. 2019
• Friends and neighbors show up, bringing kids and sleds and coffee.
  — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 19 Feb. 2019
• Outfitters use dog sleds to travel on the ice in search of bears and snowmobiles to pack in and out of base camp.
  — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 6 Sep. 2023
• The sleds have slatted wooden beds covered with reindeer skins, with a ledge for the driver.
  — Taymour Soomro Scott Conarroe, New York Times, 10 May 2023
• Among the reminders: Things like standing up on a sled or hurtling down a hill backward are not allowed.
  — Julie Bosman, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2020
• Some residents walked to a grocery store to stock up on food and carried back the bags atop a plastic sled.
  — Jae C. Hong, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2023
• Dog sleds in the mushing mecca of Willow are absent from trails along the Parks Highway.
  — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Nov. 2019
• One clip included Crew being pulled around on a blue sled.
  — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 5 Feb. 2019
• Take note of the skinny pine tree, pile of logs arranged in a wicker basket and antique sled leaning against the house.
  — Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 17 Aug. 2023

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sled

2 of 2 verb

• Kevin used that ramp to sled down the stairs and right out the front door.
  — Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful, 16 Dec. 2020
• Seeing the scene, Bruneau backed the Nomad up and tied it to the gas sled.
  — Tik Root, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Feb. 2022
• By train and dog sled, the trip south lasted five days.
  — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 27 June 2021
• And with all the jostling of the sled, the larger guns could easily go off.
  — CBS News, 9 Feb. 2022
• Release the sled from the safety lock, then control the weight down.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 10 Jan. 2023
• Thus my son's dreams to sled are likely to be dashed again.
  — Judson Jones and Jennifer Gray, CNN, 17 Jan. 2022
• In the fall, Sisson pulled his sled out of storage in his garage.
  — New York Times, 4 Jan. 2022
• To start, ride a flat-bottomed sled down the hill, then coast along that path a few more times to pack down the snow.
  — Sophie Bushwick, Popular Science, 17 Dec. 2020
• The Cowboys could have pumped more life from a blocking sled.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 16 Mar. 2021
• Fresh white snow lay on the ground, and little kids walked with their moms to go sledding.
  — Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2023
• Visitors can hike across or sled down the bright-white dunes.
  — Joe Yogerst, CNN, 4 Sep. 2022
• Keep in mind, this sled is only suitable for kids 4 and up.
  — Brie Gatchalian, Woman's Day, 27 Dec. 2022
• Attach some bands to the sled for support, lean against it, and push it in reverse.
  — Men's Health, 6 Jan. 2023
• While dozing as the sled sped through the forest at night, a limb struck both her face and her headlight.
  — Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Mar. 2020
• Here are some of Druckenmiller’s key tactics to putting more pelts on the fur sled.
  — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 6 Oct. 2020
• In the first shot, Kourtney made the most of being able to go sledding in her sibling’s yard.
  — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2023
• Not all tours offer the sled-driving option, but all include a chance to see the dogs!
  — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Dec. 2022
• The loudest sound Ashley Thaemert hears in the heart of the forest are the metal runners of her sled scraping the snow.
  — Alex Kormann, Star Tribune, 24 Nov. 2020
• She was thrown off her sled at probably close to 75 mph and her body skidded down the ice to a stop.
  — Tim Reynolds, ajc, 6 Feb. 2022
• Chumbo raced to him, slung him onto the rubber sled that rides behind the ski, and gunned it.
  — William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
• Harman found the Indy Steel sled hockey league in 2020.
  — Grace Hollars, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Feb. 2022
• The pair tried to right their sled in a desperate attempt to save their careers.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Feb. 2022
• He was transported down the hill on a sled pulled by a snowmobile.
  — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Jan. 2022
• In one post published Feb. 1, four bobsledders dressed in stars and stripes run to launch their sled.
  — Emiliano Tahui Gómez, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2022
• Trees have grown tall, overgrowth covers the path where 8-year-old Pete would sled ride, all the way down to Schulte’s Fish House.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 26 June 2022
• Kaillie Humphries crossed the finish line, jumped from her sled and threw an American flag in the air.
  — National Desk, al, 13 Feb. 2022
• He has been expected to compete in a four-man sled in Beijing, at what would be his first trip to the Olympics.
  — Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2022
• George did last year’s race with Tyler Johnson and was in second place when his sled went through the ice about 150 miles from the finish line.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 20 Feb. 2021
• The boys joined the other neighborhood kids in using trays and coolers to sled down a snowy driveway across the street.
  — Talia Richman, Dallas News, 15 Feb. 2021
• The chimney is fuming, and screams and laughter can be heard from the back of the house, where parents and children are sledding down a hill.
  — Annabelle Timsit, Quartz, 9 Jan. 2020

Last Updated: 3 May 2024