askant
Example Sentences
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It was a community of men of the same mind who were even looked askant upon by the Government.
From Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel by Rudolf von Gottschall
When He provided none, they stopped speculating, and went on as sharply askant as hens at any smaller good pecks life might have for them.
From Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
But the eternal father throned on high With fear fill'd Ajax; panic-fixt he stood,655 His seven-fold shield behind his shoulder cast, And hemm'd by numbers, with an eye askant, Watchful retreated.
From The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper by William Cowper
This was because he had supposed that a look of hers askant had rested on a knife upon the table within reach.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by William Frend De Morgan
Barbara turned grave directly; he eyed her askant, and saw the random shot had gone home.
From International Short Stories English by Various
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