cockeyed

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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

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

A relationship triangle, as cockeyed as anything by Picasso, forms.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 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