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We now perceived plainly that what we had been skirting along was only islands.

From Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 by Nansen, Fridtjof

The country beyond was found to be higher and more interesting than the almost uniformly low shores of the Gulf they had been skirting for so many hundreds of miles.

From Early Days in North Queensland by Palmer, Edward

While conversing, the two had been skirting the circus grounds, and now they came to a halt near a lemonade stand.

From Leo the Circus Boy by Stratemeyer, Edward

Their road again entered the forest which they had been skirting for the last two days.

From Vivian Grey by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

They had been skirting the edge of a wood, when suddenly the trees fell away and Jimbo gave a scream and rose fifty feet into the air with a single bound.

From Jimbo A Fantasy by Blackwood, Algernon