skim

Example Sentences

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“If my remaking was skim plaster, she feared, it would crumble. It would not hold me into adulthood.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

If you’re trying to lose weight or lower your cholesterol, skim milk is better than full-fat.

From Slate • Jan. 28, 2026

I’ll skim a monologue like a speed reader, then I go back to look at specific words.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

Beyond Rufus, Amazon’s AI helps sellers to make their pitches more presentable, and shoppers use it to get fit recommendations, skim highlights of customer reviews, and search for objects by pointing their cameras at them.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

There was tomato soup for lunch, coffee with skim milk because they were out of plain.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt