skimmed
Example Sentences
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Morning after morning, residents would retrieve the bottles of milk on their stoops only to find that a thief had skimmed off the cream.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The holiday’s corpulent, white-bearded dandy arrived even later, his schmaltzy persona skimmed from bony St. Nicholas between Reconstruction and 1931, when Coca-Cola debuted its iconic, brandy-flushed Santa Claus.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025
They’re skimmed over, but not in a manner that feels reluctant or incurious.
From Salon • Oct. 12, 2025
McCaskill had a gimme in the 40th minute that was stopped by the post and skimmed across the mouth of goal.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2024
A piece of paper fluttered out, caught in the breeze, and skimmed across the walkway.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
