Sentence examples for rather than skipping from inspiring English sources

He takes his time (and yours) to move in and around spaces rather than skipping through them, to accumulate details and play with ordinary daily rhythms.

Unlike some nonfiction tales of grace under adversity, "You Don't Need Feet to Dance" leaves in the mundane obstacles rather than skipping to reassuring triumph.

It would not be hard to convince Coach Kevin Stallings that things would be better if John Jenkins had stayed in college rather than skipping his senior season.

When "American Pimp," on videocassette and DVD from MGM, opened in theaters in June, some critics said they wished it had focused on one or two pimps, rather than skipping around among so many.

The unofficial deal brokered was that American editors would attend London's shows, rather than skipping them and heading straight for Milan, as they have tended to do in recent years.

Additionally, on the iPad you can now watch all of the videos in a series rather than skipping around.

Every ten minutes or so, though, he would become uncertain about some semi-unrelated matter, and, rather than skip over it, would discuss it with the audience.

With brokerage clients needing more hand-holding, she said, she stints on sleep rather than skip her 5 a.m. daily boot camp and 20-mile weekend runs.

Stokes, too, would have been comfortably home had he bothered to ground his bat rather than skip gaily into the crease.

If you throw it too far, though, then the stone will "surf" across the surface of the water (rather than skip) and the friction will slow the rock's momentum and cause it to sink.

"It forced me to be more organized, rather than always skipping around".