SKIM in a Sentence
Learn SKIM from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
26 example sentences for SKIM, such as:
1. It took me an hour to skim the book.
2. A swallow flew west skimming the lake.
3. Round and round, in and out they skimmed.
4. Real swallows were skimming over real grass.
5. It took me an hour to skim the book of 100 pages.
2. A swallow flew west skimming the lake.
3. Round and round, in and out they skimmed.
4. Real swallows were skimming over real grass.
5. It took me an hour to skim the book of 100 pages.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of SKIM
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skim
n. a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
v. coat (a liquid) with a layer
Classic Sentence:
1 Tom skimmed up the shore through the long twilight, chatting cheerily with Huck, and landed shortly after dark.
2 I skimmed around for the watchman, a-wondering whereabouts he slept; and by and by I found him roosting on the bitts forward, with his head down between his knees.
3 The boat was built for speed; her two paddle-wheels were like two wings with which she skimmed the water like a bird.
4 Round and round, in and out they skimmed.
5 The play was over; swallows skimmed the grass that had been the stage.
6 When she was serene she skimmed like a swallow, and that is how she was moving now.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: 6 Yeobright Goes, and the Breach Is Complete
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: 6 Yeobright Goes, and the Breach Is Complete
7 He had a torn jacket, muffler of a blue like skimmed milk.
8 Yes, each time that there arises in Russia a movement of thought, it becomes clear that the movement sinks deep into the Slavonic nature where it would but have skimmed the surface of other nations.
9 Besides this, the monarchy sometimes was in need of children, and in that case it skimmed the streets.
10 Down the graveled path she flew, skimming lightly as a bird, her faded skirts streaming behind her, her arms outstretched.
11 Kennicott brought down a fat red squirrel and at dusk he had a dramatic shot at a flight of ducks whirling down from the upper air, skimming the lake, instantly vanishing.
12 At first they appeared like black specks, and now they looked like birds skimming the surface of the waves.
13 My incredulity was submerged in fascination now; it was like skimming hastily through a dozen magazines.
14 Real swallows were skimming over real grass.
Example Sentence:
1 Strain the sauce and skim away any fat that rises to the surface.
2 It took me an hour to skim the book.
3 Remember to skim off the fat from the soup before you give it to our guests.
4 Just skim through the second section to save time.
5 It took me an hour to skim the book of 100 pages.
6 The little bird skimmed over the waves looking for food.
7 I skimmed through it to get a general impression of the text.
8 This report has barely skimmed the surface of the subject.
9 A swallow flew west skimming the lake.
10 He has been accused of skimming the cream off the economy.
11 For years his business partner had been skimming off the profits.
12 A dragonfly sows its eggs while skimming the surface of the water.