askance

Example Sentences

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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

Although municipalities can issue tax-exempt debt, credit agencies might look askance at the higher burdens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

“Often, people look askance at victims who come forward with allegations years after a crime,” Boyarsky said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2024

Such an approach is bound to be viewed askance by those expecting “Caste” to follow a classically prescribed narrative structure.

From Salon • Jan. 26, 2024

She had looked askance at his new wealth, as though she did not understand a world in which a person could make so much so easily.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie