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View definitions for gloss over

gloss over

verb as in belie

verb as in play down

verb as in whitewash

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Example Sentences

He was a serial sexual assaulter, a fact that is glossed over in the performative grieving of others.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel "will not gloss over the shocking scenes", and that action would be taken accordingly, without specifying what that would be.

From BBC

The audience may feel some version of that in reverse, realizing the part we unwittingly played in glossing over Combs’ sins by upholding his celebrity.

From Salon

In terms of texture, "Midas Man" has the look and feel of a made-for-television movie, particularly given the way that the film glosses over much of Epstein’s story and wholesale omits some aspects altogether.

From Salon

They’ve become a soothing lullaby for policymakers, as if labeling our crises is enough to gloss over the harsh reality of what those words actually mean.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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