askance

Derek Muller, a Notre Dame law professor, looks askance at many of the cases that prosecutors have brought, suggesting the ballot box — rather than a courtroom — may be the better venue to litigate the matter.

But prospective lenders began to look askance at First Brands’ earnings.

The rest of the world looks askance at what we have done, and they, too, will pay a price.

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

In their book, Passing on the Right, Jon Shields and Joshua Dunn noted that “conservative professors…look askance at the populism that has shaken up the Republican Party in recent years.”