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

An acquisition of BHP’s petroleum business was cheered by investors, though they looked askance at the company’s decision to invest in a low-carbon ammonia project in Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 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

“Those are weapons?” she says, looking askance at the blades tucked in the ties at my waist.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland