askance

Example Sentences

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For instance, if you took the standard deduction last year and itemized your deductions this year, the IRS would not look askance.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

Although municipalities can issue tax-exempt debt, credit agencies might look askance at the higher burdens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

Such an approach is bound to be viewed askance by those expecting “Caste” to follow a classically prescribed narrative structure.

From Salon • Jan. 26, 2024

If there were any branch that would look askance at “Barbie” for being about a toy, it’s this one.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024

The priest looked askance at both of them.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel