askant

Example Sentences

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While appearing to listen to Adelaide, her eyes wandered over me with speculation askant in them.

From The Morgesons by Stoddard, Elizabeth

“No, not yet,” said Mrs Dean, who looked askant at the fresh-comer, and as if she did not approve of him.

From To The West by Fenn, George Manville

But the good folk of Kilfinane eye us terribly askant, or, to be more literally exact, do not eye us at all; at least, their eyes betray "no speculation."

From Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. by Becker, Bernard H.

Whilst he was walking to and fro, Crockston passed him several times, looking at him askant with a satisfied grin.

From The Blockade Runners by D'Anvers, N.

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 Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander