gloss over
Example Sentences
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That also has unsettling contextual implications that the writers can’t gloss over.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
It was the kind of routine email that employees would normally gloss over.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
If you’re in early retirement — or close to it — you don’t want to gloss over the announcement of new tax brackets for 2026 as next year’s problem.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 10, 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
“Come here, Morg,” she said, and she ran the lip gloss over Morgan’s lips.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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