askant
Example Sentences
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"Up all night, I presume," eyeing him askant.
From Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter by Lynch, Lawrence L.
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.
"Has the Squire offered us a home?" she questioned eagerly, eyeing her daughter askant.
From The Night Riders A Thrilling Story of Love, Hate and Adventure, Graphically Depicting the Tobacco Uprising in Kentucky by Wood, Henry C.
While appearing to listen to Adelaide, her eyes wandered over me with speculation askant in them.
From The Morgesons by Stoddard, Elizabeth
The Valley soldiers were largely of the Presbyterian faith, and of a solemn, pious demeanor, and looked askant at the caperings of my Creoles, holding them to be "devices and snares."
From Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War by Taylor, Richard
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