glide by

Example Sentences

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Metro trains glide by his front door unaware.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2024

Traditional canoes - carved out of single tree trunks - glide by, carrying families and their supplies.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2024

Little single scullers striding on the surface tension of the pond glide by the turtle-paved bank, can't sink to the muddy bottom.

From Scientific American • Aug. 18, 2023

On this day, Sudanese boys glide by in white flowing Jalabiya while Nepali girls — in orange blouses and saffron scarves — float into second period from behind the clouds.

From Salon • Aug. 27, 2022

I lower my eyes to the path, glide by her, hoping to be invisible, knowing I’ll be ignored.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood