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

It’s critical that the concrete you’re going to skim over is sound, clean and damp.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 6, 2022

Growing frantic, Mrs. Weidenbach let her gaze skim over Mary Alice and me.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck