skirt
noun
the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist.
will skirt
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future tenseof skirt.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Almost a year later, on Aug. 2, 2027, another will skirt the Mediterranean coast of North Africa then cross Egypt and part of the Arabian Peninsula.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
Those places are too cold for VIPER, but it will skirt around them and collect samples from the surrounding area, where the suggestions of water are weaker but still significant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
It will skirt cities where she opened hospitals, congratulated business leaders, met schoolchildren and greeted well-wishers.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2022
The ECB said the European economy will skirt an outright recession this year, expanding by 3.1 percent.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2022
Four of us will go up the cliff and get above them, while four others will skirt the cliff and, under cover, await my signal.
From Lost in the Air by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell
