skimmed
Example Sentences
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This was not money skimmed from a contract.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm hammered a four-seam fastball that skimmed the top of the strike zone over the center-field wall in the first inning.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
If it appeared on a menu, I skimmed past it.
From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2026
He skimmed much of the resulting 140-page report, and landed on one conclusion: he was bold, aggressive and decisive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
He looked around and saw it was Shifa, laughing in glee as they skimmed through the waves.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
