askant
Example Sentences
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"Was no one mentioned beside Thor's children and myself?" asked the priest, looking askant at Balder as he spoke.
From Idolatry A Romance by Hawthorne, Julian
"O, that's your ultimatum, is it, Mr. Joseph Surface?" said the lawyer, biting his nails fiercely, and looking askant at his ally, with angry eyes.
From Birds of Prey by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
It was a community of men of the same mind who were even looked askant upon by the Government.
From Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel by Gottschall, Rudolf von
While appearing to listen to Adelaide, her eyes wandered over me with speculation askant in them.
From The Morgesons by Stoddard, Elizabeth
Who are they, as bats and night-dogs, askant in the Capitol?
From Poems By Walt Whitman by Rossetti, William Michael
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