Lauren Gibbs

Once my pilot and I push and jump into the sled, I hold on for dear life in the back while she skillfully and hopefully quickly navigates the two of us down a mile of icy, often bumpy, sharp right and left turns. I then pull the brakes at the end.

American Athlete

P. J. O'Rourke

Northwest Ohio is flat. There isn't much up. The land is so flat that a child from Toledo is under the impression that the direction hills go is down. Sledding is done down from street level into creek beds and road cuts.

American Comedian

Amari Cooper

I thought you got faster by running on sleds. That does get you faster, but the most important thing when it comes to speed is getting your technique down. Technique, that's the main thing when it comes to speed.

Clyde Tombaugh

I realized that I would have some very tough sledding, and I was very discouraged because I didn't see much hope of getting into the field I wanted to get into with no college education.

American Scientist

James Anderson

Some of the best cricketers in the world were very quiet on the field but came across in a way that made it very hard to sledge them. It went in one ear and out the other.

English Athlete

Gary Paulsen

I was raised on farms by people who didn't have Wal-Mart. They had to make their own sleds, harnesses, clothing, etc.

American Writer

Andrew Flintoff

The thing with sledging is it very rarely goes well. Usually, if I was sledging, I was struggling.

English Entertainer

Elana Meyers

The first run in a four-man sled was one of the most nerve-wracking I've had in my life.

Virender Sehwag

Sledging is an important part of the game, but you should never cross the line.

Indian Athlete

Ben Stokes

There has always been sledging in cricket.

The word describes a traditional vehicle used in snowy regions, often linked to Arctic cultures.

Cultural Origin

Originally, sledges were vital for transportation before modern vehicles became widespread in snowy areas.

Past Usage

The term is used primarily in the context of snow and ice, not suitable for other terrains.

Context Specific

A sledge as a tool implies great force is needed, often for destructive tasks.

Force Required

Using a heavy sledge hammer requires physical strength and is often used in manual labor.

Physical Strength

To sledge something indicates a challenging activity, often requiring strong effort.

Effort Involved

Sledging often refers to moving objects where wheels are not effective, like over uneven ground.

Difficult Terrain

Sledging is commonly heard in sports, especially cricket, as psychological warfare between players.

Sports Association

The term is informal and may be considered impolite or aggressive in non-sporting contexts.

Colloquial Use

This use of 'sledge' is more typical in the UK and Australian English, less so in American English.

Geographical Variance

 We were the best in the world. My hands went up immediately, as the moment I had been waiting for my entire life had finally come true. And as our sled slowly came to a stop and I looked into the crowd to see my mom, dad, sister and family and friends crying for me, I knew my decisions had been worth the sacrifice, worth the fear.

How Two Decisions Led Me...

 help with lubrication unliked bulbs to stop them exploding on glasses for protection against scratches and you can even get tip from nail polish but I think they're missing a trick Teflon the world's slipperiest material has got to be great for sledging so we're gonna put our theory to the test

Teflon Racing PIPE I Didn't...

 The family, fearful for his life, took away all of his weapons, all of his tools. Now, you must understand that the Inuit did not fear the cold; they took advantage of it. The runners of their sleds were originally made of fish wrapped in caribou hide.

Wade Davis: Cultures at...

 okie and rookie three river otters I got to know well in the winter I ran a team of sled dogs anything to be outside and working with animals before I knew it I was the curator at a wildlife park visiting an elephant orphanage in Kenya

800-pound Best Friend PIPE...

 everyday life they play diverse roles as livestock herders rescuers sled pullers and even work to brighten the lives of the elderly and disabled early on in our relationship dogs found a role within

Working Dogs PIPE National...

 when you're on the sled and you're going and it's just quiet and you can just hear the dogs running and like the little clutter of the buckles and the clicks I think that's the most peaceful

Sled Dogs: More Than...

 other scientific instruments and by the time he gets back into the hut that's what his hood and face look like most of the work was man hauling sledges with makeshift sails to help and

Alone on the Ice: The...

 person is a young lady named India sledge I call this no music I like to give titles to the things that people have said to me and a lot of stuff was going on

On Black Lives Matter,...

 and then blackness. Blackness and silence. I come to the surface... face down. They pulled my lifeless body on to the back of the rescue sled,

Greg Long: Big Wave...

 straight down to its stomach leaves however are not easily digested the sleds technique is to give them time

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