skirt

Example Sentences

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Season the skirt steak with salt and black pepper, then sear in batches until deeply browned around the edges, about 2–3 minutes per side.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

The theatrical Mary may be good for laughs, but other than the hoop skirt and pipe curls, she bears no resemblance to the real Mary, whose life was crowded with tragedy, misfortune and misinterpretation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 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

With that, she lifted her skirt and broke into a run, and did not stop until she reached Number Twelve Muffinshire Lane.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood