How to Use skip in a Sentence
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Don't skip the brine on this recipe.
—Mary Claire Britton, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
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The blade just kind of skips across it.
—Lucas Finton, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 27 Jan. 2026
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Last but not least, skip the wind chimes.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 23 June 2026
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If crunchy isn’t your thing, skip them.
—Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 19 Jan. 2026
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But that doesn't mean to skip the soap.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
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Don't skip a beat, and get a pair now!
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
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This is the one most leaders skip.
—Julie Averill, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
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This is the part most leaders skip.
—Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026
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These beauty sales are too good to skip.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
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Trains will also skip that stop.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026
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So, why not just skip the struggle?
—Eli Thompson, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
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And here's the test most people skip.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
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Just skip the bacon slices in the recipe.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
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But most can’t skip getting to work.
—Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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Scroll down or skip ahead to start reading.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 12 May 2026
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Don't skip the vanilla ice cream on top.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2026
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Some people can skip lunch; some can’t.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
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Don’t skip the park’s wonders above ground.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
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Many skip the shopping and just come here for the food.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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When eating eggs for a healthy brain, don’t skip the yolks.
—Kathleen Felton, Time, 9 June 2026
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And then there’s the soft serve that should never be skipped.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
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Don't eat too much red meat, don't skip leg day, and don't leave the lights on.
—Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
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In the film, Ferris skips nine days of school.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
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This trend hasn’t skipped the Chicago area.
—John W. Bateman, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
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Some may be inclined to skip them in the future.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
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Don't skip the salt in your pasta water.
—Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
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This recipe skips the mayo and ops for a tangy vinaigrette to keep it light and bright.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
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Check out these top warm-up moves trainers never skip.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 10 Sep. 2025
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The pit crew never skips the post-race breakdown.
—Roy Ward, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
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But skip them both and get the white-cheddar queso.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2026
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And the fact that her records are all bangers and no skips helps.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 June 2026
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All three are on top of their game — not a skip in the bunch.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
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Each team has a skip (a captain) and a vice-skip.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
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Go back to both feet for 9 skips, then right and left for 9 each.
—Men's Health, 2 May 2023
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The skip in his step from sideline to huddle.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
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More than 80 years later, the movie still puts a skip in your step.
—Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
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The skip directs the team and stands at the other end of the ice near the house.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
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The skip can often be seen (and heard) yelling commands to his squad during play.
—Johanna Gretschel, SELF, 18 Feb. 2026
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The skip can often be seen (and heard) yelling commands to his squad during play.
—Johanna Gretschel, SELF, 18 Feb. 2026
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Movie starts off where Far From Home ended and there is a time-skip.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 15 Apr. 2021
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Spotify has yet to confirm whether it's changed its limit of six skips per hour.
—PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
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There was a skip in my step, as all the city’s possibilities spread out in front of me.
—Geena Rocero, SELF, 26 June 2023
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Give these problematic hues a skip.
—Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
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Rounding out at right under an hour, Gravy takes you through a world of emotions, with no skips.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Jan. 2024
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Then give American sweetgum trees a skip.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 4 Apr. 2026
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But the Canadian skip felt singled out.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
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At 82 years young, John Aniston has an extra skip in his step.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 14 Nov. 2022
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Laden with skips, the landing craft goes back and forth to Girvan for several days.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
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Even that project, however, could easily have been a skip for Roberts.
—Vulture, 19 Apr. 2022
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Enter the peninsula’s photogenic beaches, all just a hop and a skip from town.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2023
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Curling has been called the roaring game, and the noise levels at rinks are so high that skips must yell in order to be heard clearly.
—Johanna Gretschel, SELF, 18 Feb. 2026
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Markets are pricing a skip next week and 40% odds of a hike in November.
—WSJ, 13 Sep. 2023
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The app allows users to create a cleaning schedule, create a map of one’s home, skips rooms if needed and much more. Check out all of the deals Amazon is currently offering on iRobot Roomba robot vacuums below.
—Josie Howell | [email protected], al, 10 Mar. 2023
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Most of these apps allows users to create a cleaning schedule, create a map of one’s home, skips rooms if needed and much more. Check out a few of the best deals Amazon is currently offering on select robot vacuums below.
—Josie Howell | [email protected], al, 6 June 2023
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Considering all three records, Thundercat says there are no skips.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
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But my Number One choice is mainly because this album deserves no skips.
—Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
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The skip in the human footstep – the flexing of the arch with each step – does little to help carry the body forward, a new study has found.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2023
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This is an appealingly brief album—its eight songs last just 32 minutes, and not one warrants a skip.
—Mark Richardson, WSJ, 26 Sep. 2022
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The central banks of Canada and Australia recently hiked rates after a skip.
—Nate Dicamillo, Quartz, 14 June 2023
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An accomplished skip-caster can hop a lure 20 feet or more under imposing cover.
—Mark Hicks, Field & Stream, 29 June 2020
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