skip off
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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“I think I’m ready to skip off into the meadow,” Nicky jokes, before doing just that.
From Salon
He lofted a liner to center with one out in the fifth; Marte caught it, then fired home — and even after an awkward skip off the grass, Miami catcher Jorge Alfaro handed the throw and tagged out Adrianza to end the inning.
From Seattle Times
He lofted a liner to center with one out in the fifth; Marte caught it, then fired home — and even after an awkward skip off the grass, Miami catcher Jorge Alfaro handed the throw and tagged out Ehire Adrianza to end the inning.
From Fox News
It finally came on the third pitch, a slider from Holland that seemed to skip off the plate and into Salvador’s chest protector.
From Los Angeles Times
He and Susan would skip off to their home upstate, where they might take out a rowboat, a bottle of chardonnay and a brick of Roquefort cheese under the stars.
From The Guardian
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