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Sentence count:64+2 Only show simple sentencesPosted:2017-08-03Updated:2020-07-24
Similar words: swimmingbrimmingslimmingtrimmingswimminglyskimmedswimming poolswimming trunksMeaning: [skɪm]  n. 1. the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid 2. reading or glancing through quickly 3. failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it 4. the act of brushing against while passing. 
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(1) A swallow flew west skimming the lake.
(2) He has been accused of skimming the cream off the economy.
(3) We watched the birds skimming over the lake.
(4) The swallows were skimming over the water.
(5) Small boys were skimming stones across the water.
(6) We watched a child skimming stones across the lake.
(7) The speedboat took off, skimming the waves.
(8) A dragonfly sows its eggs while skimming the surface of the water.
(9) For years his business partner had been skimming off the profits.
(10) He pushed us off and we went skimming away from the shore.
(11) Rough seas today prevented specially equipped ships from skimming oil off the water'ssurface.
(12) The little boat was skimming across the sunlit surface of the bay.
(13) Bill pushed us off and we went skimming away from the shore.
(14) They heeled the sloop well over, skimming it along to windward.
(15) She drove in the middle lane, skimming past lorries. Sentencedict.com
(16) Wheat skimming is rather cleverer than potato washing.
(17) Boil for 10 minutes, skimming off any scum.
(18) Simmer slowly for 30 minutes, skimming any fat that rises to surface.
(19) She picked up the stick and hurled it, skimming it low over the shallow pools left by the tide.
(20) When police arrested Nestor Padron on suspicion of skimming meter receipts, he was carrying $ 850 in cash, Maher said.
(21) Alexander Bain, the inventor, devised a way of skimming raised metallic letters with a stylus attached to a pendulum.
(22) Place over medium-high heat and reduce by half, skimming off any fat that accumulates on surface.
(23) Skimming along the water-front with the peculiarly flat ride jeeps give when they're not lurching on one wheel over lumpy terrain.
(24) Puffins zoomed around, skimming the cliff top, wheeling in great circles.
(25) Blue-winged dragons o'er dappled Cam skimming, Forked tailed martins, dipping and winging.
(26) He reached for the bat and sent it skimming along the boards.
(27) He could see it skimming over the surface of the black waters of the Liffey far below.
(28) Reduce heat and simmer slowly, uncovered, for 2 to 3 hours, skimming any scum that rises to surface.
(29) The intimate dining room boasts art deco-inspired decor that Lau designed himself after skimming through magazines.
(30) Then the dipper birds would come wheeling over the dunes, skimming the foam, light as dry leaves.
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