skim
Example Sentences
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“If my remaking was skim plaster, she feared, it would crumble. It would not hold me into adulthood.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026
I’ll skim a monologue like a speed reader, then I go back to look at specific words.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025
Beyond Rufus, Amazon’s AI helps sellers to make their pitches more presentable, and shoppers use it to get fit recommendations, skim highlights of customer reviews, and search for objects by pointing their cameras at them.
From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025
A blunt levy on remittances could skim billions from migrant workers, many of whom already pay taxes in America.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025
My chest feels clogged as I watch them unfold her letters, skim their fingers down the pages of loopy cursive.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
Vocabulary lists containing skim
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Blanch, Poach, and Scald: Cooking Methods
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Common Core Grades 7–8, List 6
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