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
The government secured guilty pleas in December from two advisors who worked with alongside her to skim money from Becerra.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 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
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 • Nov. 26, 2025
My eyes skim across the ceiling, down the far wall, over to the bookshelf.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
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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