skim over

Example Sentences

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The overall tension allows us to skim over the flaws and foibles in the script, especially when the resolution is so hard-fought.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2024

"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 was upheaval all around me that spring, and although it was often scary, it was also hazy, like passages in a book that you just skim over.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz