How to Use skim in a Sentence

skim

1 of 2 verb

• The cream is skimmed from the milk.
• He skimmed the leaves from the pool.
• The milk is skimmed before it is bottled.
• She only skimmed through the reading assignment.
• She only skimmed the reading assignment.
• Bring to a boil and skim off any foam that rises to the top.
  — Charlotte Druckman, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2022
• As the chicken rests, tilt the roasting pan and skim the last of the fat.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2022
• From time to time, skim off any foam that rises to the top.
  — Abigail Abesamis Demarest, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021
• For the cream, skim off the thick top without stirring.
  — Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2020
• Use a large metal spoon to skim the fat from the surface of the sauce.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Nov. 2021
• Drain off the juices from the baking sheet into a saucepan and skim off most of the fat.
  — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 7 Oct. 2020
• The skirt skims just above the knee and is ready for pretty much any evening soiree.
  — Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2024
• The big bet is on the idea that people want to only skim.
  — Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022
• Before serving, skim off some of the fat and add salt to taste.
  — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Feb. 2022
• The little buggers then would float to the top, and the soldiers would skim them off.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 14 Feb. 2022
• Meanwhile, skim off and discard some of the fat from the roasting pan.
  — Deb Wandell, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Oct. 2021
• Calles will skim much of the fat, leaving just enough to add depth and flavor.
  — Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2021
• His crew used a special boom to skim oil slicks off the river.
  — jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2021
• The other will skim across the water in such places as North Coast Harbor and do the same.
  — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2022
• Some may just want to skim your key-takeaway blog posts.
  — Miriam Ravkin, Forbes, 29 June 2022
• Use bold text and bullets to make your messages easy to skim.
  — Kristen Wessel, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2021
• With a slotted spoon or small sieve, skim away and discard any of the skins that have floated to the top.
  — Beth Segal, cleveland, 11 Mar. 2021
• Using a ladle, skim off any fat from the top of the liquid and discard.
  — Dallas News, 5 Mar. 2021
• Wing-in-ground craft are as big as ships and skim the surface of the water at plane-like speeds.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 Aug. 2021
• Before serving, skim off all or most of the fat and discard.
  — Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2022
• First, channel messages should be short and easy to skim.
  — Suzanne Oliver, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2021
• With the issue simmering in 2018, the FDA stepped in to extract some truths and skim the fat.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2023
• The torso of the jacket should closely skim your body with a hem that hits right at your waist or belt.
  — Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health, 28 Oct. 2022
• By Friday night, officials had skimmed most of the oil, or about 85 gallons, from the ocean.
  — Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
• Keep the cups in or remove them for a more natural look; adjustable straps make sure this piece skims your figure in the best ways possible.
  — Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2024

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skim

2 of 2 noun

• Had to be whole milk, of course; none of that suck-sauce skim.
  — James Lileks, National Review, 19 Dec. 2019
• Hang out and watch people crash in the Breck Plunge pond skim event.
  — Joshua Berman, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2017
• For a mid-morning munch, eat 1/2 cup grapes with one piece of part-skim cheese.
  — Good Housekeeping, 13 Jan. 2023
• The strands of the flogger skim across my swollen belly at an aching, languorous pace. ...
  — Patti Greco, Cosmopolitan, 3 Jan. 2018
• The winner drinks ice cold milk, their choice of skim, 2 percent or whole.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2023
• The pilot throttles down and the pontoons skim across the glassy water inside the bay.
  — New York Times, 19 Apr. 2021
• Whisk in skim milk, nutmeg, and a dash of salt and pepper, and cook until thick.
  — Joy Bauer, Woman's Day, 18 May 2017
• Dairy Milk Good news dairy milk drinkers, skim, 1%, 2%, and whole milk all held up great in our testing.
  — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2020
• Use the table of contents to jump to a certain section or skim at your leisure.
  — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 8 May 2020
• At The Goring, soy, skim, and almond are all available.
  — Vogue, 23 July 2017
• Bring liquid to a gentle boil and skim froth as needed.
  — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Apr. 2023
• Loose circles of ice floated in harbor, and the hull broke through a skim of shore ice as the crew tied the boat to the Trident Seafoods dock.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 4 Apr. 2022
• Venus will rise high each day as the two planets skim by one another.
  — Joseph Neese, House Beautiful, 7 Dec. 2019
• Costumes are required for the pond skim contest, which costs $20 to enter.
  — Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Mar. 2022
• Today, there’s a skim of snow on the ground overtop of this feather moss that just covers the forest floor.
  — Emily Schwing, Scientific American, 14 Dec. 2021
• Ice will be thinner where there is an active beaver run; sometimes there will just be a skim of ice over the top.
  — Joseph Biebert, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2023
• Both pies are topped with tomato sauce and part-skim mozzarella cheese.
  — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 7 Apr. 2021
• The cereal offerings on the menu ($5) can be topped with whole, skim, soy, and chocolate milks.
  — Michael Klein, Philly.com, 5 July 2018
• Bring to a medium boil (this can take 5 to 10 minutes), skim froth from the surface using a large spoon and discard froth.
  — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Dec. 2020
• Return the pot to a boil and cook for 1 minute, then immediately remove the pot from the heat and skim of any foam that has formed.
  — ExpressNews.com, 26 June 2019
• Before you get lost in a sea of ingredients, skim this list first.
  — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 13 Dec. 2022
• Serve with 1 stick part-skim mozzarella string cheese and 2 kiwis.
  — Delia A. Hammock, M.s., Good Housekeeping, 20 Oct. 2022
• Don't skimp on the fat by asking for skim or 2% milk as whole milk is required for the right consistency.
  — Diana Bruk, Seventeen, 5 Jan. 2018
• Birds including hawks, owls, and songbirds are drawn to oil skim pits that resemble ponds from the air.
  — Lisa Friedman, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Jan. 2020
• Choose part-skim, unsweetened options and get 2-3 servings per day.
  — Jaclyn London, Ms, Rd, Cdn, Good Housekeeping, 8 Apr. 2019
• It’s not like milk, which comes in half or whole gallons, skim or 2 percent, organic or not, in a dozen brands.
  — Eve Washington, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2022
• Sometimes there was someone qualified, but in the process of skim-reading all the resumes, the hirer missed them.
  — Gillian Kelly, Forbes, 11 June 2021
• Fill a cocktail shaker with plain ice; add 1/2 cup skim milk and 1 teaspoon sugar.
  — Martha Stewart, star-telegram.com, 30 May 2017
• Each incorporates swing-wings and NK-25 turbofan engines that enable it to both race up to twice the speed of sound and skim at slower speeds very close to the surface.
  — Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 24 Aug. 2023
• For toddlers over age 2, it's generally recommended to switch to a milk with a lower fat content, such as 2% or skim.
  — Erin Smith, Parents, 10 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024