skim over

Example Sentences

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"It's important we don't skim over what happened."

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024

“And let’s not skim over the facts here: Whole milk is truly the cream of the crop in delivering these key vitamins and nutrients to growing children.”

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2023

There are insider tidbits like this sprinkled throughout, but Stone never really digs too deep into his life or art; he’s content to skim over the surface.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2023

Hydroplanes, fast motor boats designed to skim over the surface of the water, will speed by on Lake Washington at over 200 mph as they compete throughout the weekend.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2023

Instead, I seemed to skim over the carpet of a corridor.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck