askew

Example Sentences

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His glasses were askew on his nose, and he breathed heavily.

From Literature

“As a regulator, in some ways you never have enough people, but the supply and demand curve is getting a little askew here.”

From Barron's

“As a regulator, in some ways you never have enough people, but the supply and demand curve is getting a little askew here.”

From Barron's

Coating cools while dripping from an arm, smiles askew send mixed signals, smeared eyes like they’d been up late partying with the tarts, blemishes, cracked sugary skin.

From Salon

She scratched her head, sending her blond wig askew, revealing the sparse gray spiderwebs underneath.

From Literature