skipping
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Despite skipping several tournaments this season, O'Sullivan - who won his most recent world title in 2022 - is currently 11th in the rankings.
From BBC
She began skipping school, hoping it would stop if she did not have any homework.
From BBC
Because skipping songs on a player was a hassle, most people sat with cassette albums as a track-by-track, linear journey, the antithesis to the algorithmic, shuffle-centric playlists ubiquitous on today’s streaming platforms.
From Los Angeles Times
It was wonderful Russell invention once again that sparked it, the fly-half scampering down the short side, skipping past Guy Pepper and Sam Underhill and managing to kick through in the process of falling over.
From BBC
There’s no mention of me skipping the movie.
From Literature
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