skims
- present tense form of skim (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Think of it as a highly subjective road-trip mixtape that skims through history, one that pauses to consider something remarkable unfolding in a pocket of the country at a particular time and place.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
Ramsey’s book is just one arm of the multi-pronged complaints that have been lodged against her, grievances that “Shark Whisperer” only skims the surface covering.
From Salon • Jul. 2, 2025
The screenplay hits the big moments and skims the details, but it also leaves room for director Thomas Napper to lean into flashes of lyrical dreaminess.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024
It cuts a lonely figure as it skims across the waves.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2024
Sam picks the flash cards up and skims through them.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
