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
Casual readers often ignore or skim over Wikipedia’s references, but they play a crucial role in its editorial process.
From Slate • Sep. 29, 2022
Helicopters skim over the sunflowers and corn, and fighter jets streak low above the rolling plains.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2022
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
