askance

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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

Although one time when I looked askance at my mother and said, “Accra? Really? Don’t we know anyone in Florence?,” she responded: ‘‘It’s not the place, it’s the person.

From Los Angeles Times

The Columbia engineers, who were more familiar with dance bands and full orchestras, looked askance at the two musicians standing before them.

From New York Times

France also looked askance at German-led moves to procure air defence systems including from the United States instead of sourcing them from Europe.

From Reuters

People would look “pretty askance” if the party staged another leadership contest so soon, Damian Green, a prominent Conservative, acknowledged on BBC Radio 4.

From Washington Post