glossed over

Example Sentences

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While they may not have lost as big a proportion of their seats as they did in the rest of England and Wales, these results in the capital cannot be glossed over.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Yet the rosy picture they painted glossed over potential adverse effects—which some influencers themselves experienced.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The question that’s been glossed over, however, is whether the ballroom would really patch up security for the president.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

The new awareness is the latest indication that the detente has largely glossed over a rivalry between the U.S. and China that is only beginning.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

Even if Pong hadn't been dressed as a young monk-in-training, Nok would probably have glossed over him.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat