skirting

Example Sentences

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Just over a three-hour drive south, skirting the Rhine until you hit the Swiss border, heading into an Alpine gateway towards the turquoise waters of Lake Thun, footballing folklore is being scribed.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Some regulators say prediction markets are skirting sports-betting laws, which can call for licensing reviews, addressing gambling addiction and monitoring for fraud.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

Ships like these are allegedly cogs in a maritime smuggling network known as the "shadow fleet", skirting sanctions by passing themselves off as cargo vessels on legitimate business.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

The image-conscious two-way player doesn’t like to say to reporters directly that he won’t speak, as doing so after, say, a hitless game could make him look as if he is skirting accountability.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

My foot banged up against the skirting board, my hand shook itself out and my brain went into a whirling vortex of bad feelings.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd