skirt

Example Sentences

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The demarcation of what counts as misfortune on such sites is arbitrary, murky and movable, ultimately guaranteeing proxy bets that skirt regulatory requirements.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

According to the artists, known together as Whitaker Malem, the breastplate was moulded from Jones's 1969 sculpture Hatstand, with the 88-year-old artist painting the attached leather skirt.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

They skirt around Africa by following its eastern coast as far as the Cape of Good Hope in southern South Africa before heading back north towards Europe and the Mediterranean.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

The dress’ structured bodice gave way into tulle skirt, with the fabric’s warm tone contrasting Blunt’s dark red lip.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

And so I whirled back up the stairs to my room, changed into my oldest skirt, and set out over the bumpy brick streets.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom