cockeyed
Example Sentences
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Mr. Braun, who appeared in the series “Succession,” is a good foot taller than his co-star, giving an amusing physical aspect to their cockeyed friendship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
Shakespeare casts himself as the carriage driver, allowing him to tag along and keep tabs on the cockeyed direction his play is going.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2025
Likewise, the cockeyed view of these Texans, who sometimes, but not always, let other people get away with things, is endearing.
From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2024
Yet MacColl — who died at 41 in 2000 — is omnipresent each holiday season: It’s her voice offering tart rejoinders to Shane MacGowan in the Pogues’ cockeyed Christmas anthem “Fairytale of New York.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
The silver trumpet, the cockeyed teddy bear with his red and white scarf, the tiny sled packed with tinier toys.
From "Orbiting Jupiter" by Gary D. Schmidt
