askance

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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

Although one time when I looked askance at my mother and said, “Accra? Really? Don’t we know anyone in Florence?” she responded: ‘‘It’s not the place, it’s the person.

From Los Angeles Times

The gesture has become so automatic that anyone who doesn’t participate risks being looked at askance!

From Washington Post

Still, some look askance at the $75,000 salaries and benefit package, saying it elevates the role of money inside the organization, effectively making its member employees paid voters.

From Los Angeles Times

Of course many voters, when asked, look askance at anything resembling foreign aid for anyone for any reason.

From Washington Post