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

But they are also likely intended to quell concerns among progressives who might look askance at one factor in Kelly’s Senate record.

From Salon • Dec. 1, 2025

If there were any branch that would look askance at “Barbie” for being about a toy, it’s this one.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024

Madam Rosmerta, the pretty landlady, didn’t seem to think much of this; she was looking askance at Moody as she collected glasses from tables around them.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling