skirt

Example Sentences

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With the leak's Maryland location upriver from Washington, much of it found its way to the waters skirting the US capital.

From Barron's

This can allow them to sell stock during blackout periods and skirt stock-sale rules that would otherwise apply to corporate insiders.

From Barron's

Angela picked a piece of lint off her blue skirt and then stood at attention, her back perfectly straight, just like in the training videos.

From Literature

To Arizona fans, the enemy is not the system, even if Kendrick says the Dodgers have mastered the system rather than skirted it.

From Los Angeles Times

There is also a costume inspired by crinoline, the stiff or structured petticoat designed to hold out a skirt or tutu, but whimsically reimagined using neoprene.

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