skim over
Example Sentences
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"It's important we don't skim over what happened."
From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024
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
She should feel free to talk to management, of course, but she might be surprised at some of the clauses in that contract we all usually skim over before signing.
From Slate • Feb. 25, 2019
Growing frantic, Mrs. Weidenbach let her gaze skim over Mary Alice and me.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
