- a variation of askance.
askant
Example Sentences
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He saw Zalia look askant because he did not go on working and, to account for his resting, drew his whetstone from his trouser-pocket and began slowly to sharpen the sickle.
From The Path of Life by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
I glanced at him askant, my boy, and says I, innocently, "I see a still better reason for your clothing yourself for battle in newspapers."
From The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 3 by Robert H. Newell
All at once the planter appeared to recoil from his purpose, and looking askant, he spent some time in surveying his intended victim, and as if calculating the chances of a rencontre.
From The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover by Mayne Reid
Lady Bassett drew back, and eyed her askant with amazement and terror.
From A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day by Charles Reade
"Up all night, I presume," eyeing him askant.
From Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter by Lawrence L. Lynch
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