skim

Example Sentences

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Beyond Rufus, Amazon’s AI helps sellers to make their pitches more presentable, and shoppers use it to get fit recommendations, skim highlights of customer reviews, and search for objects by pointing their cameras at them.

From Barron's

I’ve been conducting experiments with how much wiggle room there is on that date — about 35 days max if you skim the mold off the top.

From MarketWatch

Over and over, the men lifted the women into the air or dragged them along as their pointe shoes skimmed the floor.

From New York Times

Was daddy dearest aware his son was skimming from the family operation?

From New York Times

Celtic were reduced to playing on the break but carried a threat, and almost went ahead when Natasha Flint charged down goalkeeper Jenna Fife's kick but the ball skimmed just wide of the empty goal.

From BBC