askew
Example Sentences
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Its international airport — which only recently reopened — has the remains of propeller planes carelessly tossed to the side of the runway, their bodies riddled with bullet holes and their wings askew.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026
There are a number of other reasons someone might look askew from the back view.
From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2026
“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 ● Feb. 9, 2026
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 ● Feb. 5, 2026
Harry was just helping himself to a baked potato when Professor Quirrell came sprinting into the hall, his turban askew and terror on his face.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
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