skimming
Example Sentences
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Readers less enrapt about the details of these might find themselves skimming sections about them, or those about operating-system updates and later iMac models.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
When reading this advert, you would be forgiven for skimming over the words "first steps", as a turn of phrase.
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025
And those looks are just skimming the surface.
From Salon • May 6, 2025
In trying to tell Rivers’ whole story, “Joan” winds up skimming the surface.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2024
She rowed faster and faster, until the boat was skimming across the water.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
