askant
Example Sentences
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He folded the bill lovingly and tucked it away; but he flipped the coin from his thumb, spinning in the sun, caught it as it fell, and glanced askant at old Pete.
From Copper Streak Trail by Eugene Manlove Rhodes
"Has the Squire offered us a home?" she questioned eagerly, eyeing her daughter askant.
From The Night Riders A Thrilling Story of Love, Hate and Adventure, Graphically Depicting the Tobacco Uprising in Kentucky by Henry C. Wood
All at once the planter appeared to recoil from his purpose, and looking askant, he spent some time in surveying his intended victim, and as if calculating the chances of a rencontre.
From The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover by Mayne Reid
This was because he had supposed that a look of hers askant had rested on a knife upon the table within reach.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by William Frend De Morgan
Whilst he was walking to and fro, Crockston passed him several times, looking at him askant with a satisfied grin.
From The Blockade Runners by N. D'Anvers
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