gloss over
Example Sentences
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As my experience over the past few weeks has shown, we can benefit from such exchanges without having to gloss over or ignore our differences.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
“You want to actively increase your retirement contributions. So many people do ‘set it and forget it,’ and it’s so easy to gloss over.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025
Still, the economic vibes people felt were a real thing — and trying to gloss over voters’ concerns was a mistake.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025
Compared to the 11th Circuit’s decision, other courts’ opinions on this subject are half-baked and muddled, reliant upon dubious generalizations that gloss over key historical materials.
From Slate • Mar. 17, 2025
There was a warder behind each of us, and I decided I would simply gloss over what she had said, and mumbled, “Ah, well, Ma, it is nothing.”
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
