1.   Seagulls skimmed the water, looking for fish.

2.   Try and make the end of the boom skim the water.

3.   Along the canal, a low boardwalk with steel handrails barely skims the water.

4.   An extension arching to one side called an iako with a thin platform, or ama, that skims the water serves to balance the craft.

5.   Pelicans and cormorants skim the water.

6.   Some said it skimmed the water of Lake Stramentizzo, a narrow reservoir downstream from the ski lift.

7.   The solids settle to the bottom of the tank and the leftover water is skimmed from the top and piped to various parts of the yard.

8.   They waved at passing boats and watched a tall sailing ship right out of Peter Pan skim the water toward downtown, until I pried them away.

9.   At some points, their backs skimmed the water.

10.   It was an arduous trip, and they paused repeatedly to catch their breath, their backs sometimes skimming the water.