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askew

[uh-skyoo] / əˈskyu /


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There are a number of other reasons someone might look askew from the back view.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2026

Coating cools while dripping from an arm, smiles askew send mixed signals, smeared eyes like they’d been up late partying with the tarts, blemishes, cracked sugary skin.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

After one flight, he parked his aircraft so askew that ground crew had to reposition the jet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

In the fourth quarter of 2025, demand growth will even ease back compared to the previous three months, "adding to market balances that look increasingly askew", the IEA said.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

The clatter from the forge had roused him from his morning meditation; his robe hung askew over his bony knees.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander




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