skim the leaves off the top of the water in the swimming pool everyday to keep it clean. From LearnThat.org.
Yogurt made with skim milk. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
skim cream from the surface of milk. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
There was a thin skim of oil on the water. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
First, many have not developed the ability to "skim" for information. From Wordnik.com. [Digital Literacy Comes Home] Reference
They've learned that you can't "skim" a poem, so who wants to think that hard?. From Wordnik.com. [Poetry] Reference
Eventually, I read enough to declare it a "skim" and drop it like a hot potato. From Wordnik.com. [Ferule & Fescue] Reference
While I highly recommend it, this is not the sort of reading that you can profitably "skim". From Wordnik.com. [Your Right Hand Thief] Reference
Unauthorized persons could read or "skim" the information from the RFID chip and obtain personal data. From Wordnik.com. [Fraud Roshambo: Paper Beats RFID] Reference
Such money might seem tolerable when it was "skim" from the west's unprecedented two decades of wealth. From Wordnik.com. [Simon Jenkins: The Costs of War] Reference
GUPTA: Add some high calcium and Vitamin D fortified foods such as skim or soy milk to boost bone structure. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 12, 2006] Reference
GUPTA: Add some high calcium and Vitamin D fortified foods, such as skim or soy milk, to boost bone structure. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 26, 2006] Reference
Salon tags some comments as 'editors choice' which allows users to just 'skim' and also encourages more careful writing. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews; Beyond a News Site-- it's your community] Reference
It's important, however, to choose low fat or fat-free products such as skim milk, one percent milk, low fat cheese and low fat yogurt. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 22, 2002] Reference
Canadians found in Southern Labrador speak a kind of skim-milk French, with a little sour-milk English; the Newfoundland Labradorians say. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865] Reference
The farm also sells half and half, but not fat free "skim" milk. From Wordnik.com. [News from www.rep-am.com] Reference
Independents kind of skim over this sort of stuff and focus on big issues. From Wordnik.com. [Redskins Insider Podcast -- The Washington Post] Reference
Flagrant disregard of the word "skim" irks me, sure, but I'll let you live. From Wordnik.com. [Pajiba] Reference
Normally, I would kind of skim through items like these and not think twice but. From Wordnik.com. [Gaming Nexus] Reference
Choose nonfat dairy products such as skim milk, nonfat yogurt and nonfat cheese. From Wordnik.com. [Health News - Daily News Central:] Reference
The lake was not frozen, except with a "skim" of ice here and there in little coves. From Wordnik.com. [The Curlytops and Their Playmates or Jolly Times Through the Holidays] Reference
For Dieters: add lower calorie foods such as skim milk, blueberries and raspberries, or just use water. From Wordnik.com. [Wil's Ebay E-Store] Reference
The court heard Saxby had staff "skim" money from the tills of Hobart stores in order to hide earnings from the Australian Tax Office. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
They are able to "skim" the card owner's details off the back of the card and can also be accompanied by a camera mounted on the machine. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
'You look as blue as the skimmiest kind of skim-milk.'". From Wordnik.com. [Prudy Keeping House] Reference
Profv says "First, many students have not developed the ability to "skim" for information. From Wordnik.com. [What should be done about digital citizenship?] Reference
Whole milk has nearly double the calories of skim milk. From Wordnik.com. [Fat, Carbs and the Science of Conception] Reference
Bigger but lighter; the new racing sloops skim the waves. From Wordnik.com. [A Duel In The Sun] Reference
"W." seems content to skim the surface of conventional wisdom. From Wordnik.com. [Not Much Dubya in Stone’s ‘W.’] Reference
Bring to the boil, skim off the froth, then turn the heat down to a simmer. From Wordnik.com. [Nigel Slater's chicken, basil mayonnaise and summer plum pudding recipes] Reference
Think of it as the SUV that hit the gym and now runs on half-caf skim latte. From Wordnik.com. [The Long & Winding Road] Reference
The movie can only skim the sociological surface that Bissinger explored in depth. From Wordnik.com. [THE GLARE OF THE LIGHTS] Reference
The week before, I skim through all my different cookbooks and put a menu together. From Wordnik.com. [Hints From Heloise] Reference
If African leaders skim money for their own benefit, are their voters going to say no?. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
It must leap forward in great strides to create ever more wealth for consumers to skim. From Wordnik.com. ['Hell No, We Won't Save!'] Reference
PIN ID's; Sophisticated criminal hackers break into a database or skim magnetic strips. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Siciliano: ATM Security Threats Increase] Reference
But they make sense when you consider what skim and low-fat milk do, and don't, contain. From Wordnik.com. [Fat, Carbs and the Science of Conception] Reference
In the old days, they knew how to threaten, grease, skim and shake down with a little finesse. From Wordnik.com. [We Need Royko] Reference
Proteins added to make skim and low-fat milk look and taste "creamier" push it even farther away. From Wordnik.com. [Fat, Carbs and the Science of Conception] Reference
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