skimmed

Example Sentences

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Morning after morning, residents would retrieve the bottles of milk on their stoops only to find that a thief had skimmed off the cream.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

This reduction in risk applied to various types of milk, including whole, semi-skimmed and skimmed.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2025

McCaskill had a gimme in the 40th minute that was stopped by the post and skimmed across the mouth of goal.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2024

By Friday night, officials had skimmed most of the oil, or about 85 gallons, from the ocean.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2024

My fingers skimmed my chocolate bag, but it was empty.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence