skimming

Example Sentences

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It’s sketched out for cynical skimming rather than deeper psychological consideration.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

The shimmering and pellucid choreographic poem presents its central woman as if arriving on a breeze by way of skimming steps on pointe and ultimately exiting as breezily as she arrived.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

But that is still only skimming the surface.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

And those looks are just skimming the surface.

From Salon • May 6, 2025

Meanwhile, I watch as the plane returns to the lake, skimming water from its surface, filling up for a second run.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman