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Example Sentences

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He is weighing whether to skip the November election.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

So let’s skip it for now and get back to the television problem.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Beijing's defence minister is to skip the three-day Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore for the second year running, which analysts viewed as a sign of China's rising power.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

It is always best to ask the owner's permission before taking something from a skip.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

But they’d had to skip most of her chosen sites because G’ma is a white lady but “your G’pop was a Negro, as we used to say back then.”

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone