look askance
Example Sentences
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For instance, if you took the standard deduction last year and itemized your deductions this year, the IRS would not look askance.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
Binge on Hallmark movies, force another family screening of “It’s a Wonderful Life”—no one will look askance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
But they are also likely intended to quell concerns among progressives who might look askance at one factor in Kelly’s Senate record.
From Salon • Dec. 1, 2025
Why do the love languages continue to appeal even to people who might otherwise look askance at a personality quiz?
From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2022
They did not look askance at the attic hatch, but that was no guarantee that next time things would proceed along the same lines.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
