skimming
Example Sentences
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Ellis, a sweet guy not averse to skimming a little off the top when dealing with moneyed customers — it’s a summer getaway for the rich — takes an immediate shine to Annie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Michael Jackson showed off his signature move, the moonwalk, on television in 1983, skimming backwards across the stage to his No. 1 hit “Billie Jean.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
When reading this advert, you would be forgiven for skimming over the words "first steps", as a turn of phrase.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025
His troubled marriage to Dorothy Binney Putnam, an heiress, did not restrain him from skimming her fortune to defray his expenses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2025
The goats scattered, bleating wildly, and it dropped lower, until it was almost skimming the ground, and snatched one in its claws.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
