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skirt

[skurt] / skɜrt /






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The door creaks open and then clicks shut behind her, but her light stays on, its glare swallowing the shadows I was planning to skirt through.

From Literature

Almost on a daily basis, police have arrested and put on trial farmers accused of trying to skirt the ban.

From Barron's

At another dance, he gets his spurs entangled in his partner’s skirts and topples to the floor.

From The Wall Street Journal

Expect to see a lot of pencil skirts, artfully tucked-in white button downs and tousled blond hair this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sending migrants to Cameroon skirted judicial orders, lawyers said.

From The Wall Street Journal