look askance
Example Sentences
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But why do they look askance at the camera?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
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
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
If there were any branch that would look askance at “Barbie” for being about a toy, it’s this one.
From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024
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
