skim
Example Sentences
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It had been hoped Bluebird would reach sufficient speed to allow it to "plane" - the point at which hydrodynamics enable the machine to skim across the surface of the lake.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
“If my remaking was skim plaster, she feared, it would crumble. It would not hold me into adulthood.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026
If you’re trying to lose weight or lower your cholesterol, skim milk is better than full-fat.
From Slate • Jan. 28, 2026
I’ll skim a monologue like a speed reader, then I go back to look at specific words.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025
But then the starter would set the field off, War Admiral would drop down and skim over the track, and everyone would forgive him for his imperiousness.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Vocabulary lists containing skim
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Blanch, Poach, and Scald: Cooking Methods
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Common Core Grades 7–8, List 6
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