Sentence examples for tried to skip from inspiring English sources

Ramjee tried to skip past the question.

In 1998, he tried to skip a second penalty hearing and hasten his execution by signing a special agreement with his prosecutor.

But this time De Gea did well, diving to dispossess Stanislas as he tried to skip past the goalkeeper at the edge of the area.

"Job description — commander for the FARC! References — Timochenko!" He had tried to skip the questions, but he kept receiving the same message, in English: "Turn Back".

But with Paul George on his left hip, and Roy Hibbert looming in the paint, Anthony tried to skip a pass over his shoulder to J. R. Smith on the wing.

Having recently replaced Percocet with controlled-release OxyContin, Gilbert admitted to having a "serious physical dependence" on it, developing a crushing headache every time he tried to skip a dose.

The Kings had been trying to skip all of that.

"I was trying to skip logic, trying to make time and place and space move quickly.

Do not try to skip up it with panache.

"We always try to skip litigation whenever possible".

"Most people move too fast with this one and try to skip steps.