skim over
Example Sentences
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"It's important we don't skim over what happened."
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2024
“And let’s not skim over the facts here: Whole milk is truly the cream of the crop in delivering these key vitamins and nutrients to growing children.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
Rapinoe had a shot skim over the cross bar in the 47th minute and another saved in the 53rd.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
There are insider tidbits like this sprinkled throughout, but Stone never really digs too deep into his life or art; he’s content to skim over the surface.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
Growing frantic, Mrs. Weidenbach let her gaze skim over Mary Alice and me.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
