skimming

Example Sentences

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Michael Jackson showed off his signature move, the moonwalk, on television in 1983, skimming backwards across the stage to his No. 1 hit “Billie Jean.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

It’s sketched out for cynical skimming rather than deeper psychological consideration.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Readers less enrapt about the details of these might find themselves skimming sections about them, or those about operating-system updates and later iMac models.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

When reading this advert, you would be forgiven for skimming over the words "first steps", as a turn of phrase.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

Faster and faster flew the seagulls, skimming across the sky at a tremendous pace, with the peach trailing out behind them.

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl