skimmer

Example Sentences

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“The introduction of Litter Skimmer was just to add an extra layer of the strategy to combat the litter that makes it into the water bodies,” Ms. Black said.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2023

But other species he needs—Black Skimmer, Pectoral Sandpiper and White-rumped Sandpiper, among others—elude him.

From Scientific American • Sep. 15, 2021

With a two-handed, white-gloved, gentle turn of the page, Peck revealed the Black Skimmer to the "oohs" and "ahhs" of about a half-dozen people on a recent afternoon.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2011

According to his biography in Securities and Exchange Commission filings, Lewis consulted on international energy projects and had helped develop the Skimmer Basket Buddy, a patented maintenance tool for swimming pools.

From Washington Post

Prudence is a cardinal quality in a private trader; and it is a quality that I esteem in Master Skimmer, next to his punctuality Dates and obligations!

From The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas by Cooper, James Fenimore