- present participle of skew.
skewing
Example Sentences
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They’ve pointed to methodology changes in the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index as bugs in the machine, saying they are skewing the results.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Paul Burke, at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, says Apollo regolith samples might have lost some of their helium-3 on their return to Earth, skewing our understanding of how much is there.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
“Significant declines” for fares between the U.S. and Heathrow are also skewing the data slightly.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
Notably, independent voters’ views on immigration are skewing more in line with Democrats’, according to the poll.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
One pudgy 140-pound rider earned a place in reinsman legend by fooling a profoundly myopic clerk of scales by skewing the readout to register him at 110.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
