How to Use askew in a Sentence

askew

adverb or adjective
  • The score surges and splinters, and the world is askew.
    — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
  • But be sure to keep the lid askew so that the water doesn’t boil over.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Think rugs, or pet beds, or your welcome mat that’s always askew.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025
  • One of the shifters has been knocked askew, and my leg has two bleeding puncture marks.
    — Jason H. Harper, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2021
  • The rotation is also a bit askew.
    — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Her only complaint is that the measurements and portions can be askew.
    — Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Nearby, the remnants of a red taillight sat askew near the sidewalk while a license plate lay in the street.
    — Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2022
  • The front glass had been blown out, a support beam knocked askew and ceiling panels sagging inside.
    — Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The front glass had been blown out, a support beam knocked askew and ceiling panels sagging inside.
    — Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Move slightly askew of the inductive charging coil alignment, and speeds would drop.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • But something in the presentation seems askew.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Some cookies are a little askew, as if the top guy started slipping off the chocolate, and isn’t that charming?
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Apr. 2026
  • That outlook feels askew and antiquated.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
  • But in the glittering air, every speck of dust casting a light beam slightly askew, something was missing.
    — Joan Meiners, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Beam added that, despite his reputation, this isn’t the first time Kemp’s endorsements have gone askew.
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 17 June 2026
  • During the fall, as the district narrowed its goal to closing two schools, some families looked askew at the proposals.
    — Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Thunderstorms soak shirts and bow the massive tarp roof held up by wooden pillars that have to be adjusted by hand when they’re knocked askew by the mosh pit.
    — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Nazem Kadri joined in next, knocking MacKinnon’s helmet askew.
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 14 May 2026
  • Everything is familiar but heightened and slightly askew.
    — Claire Danes, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
  • If his comeback goes askew with another injury this season, that is likely the only way Mullens makes it onto the field.
    — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • But if Shao and others start to see more instances of lightning flying askew, that might motivate theorists to work out those details.
    — Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2026
  • On a recent day, the traffic was so light that no one really noticed when a car accidentally backed into the barrel, setting one of the signs askew.
    — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 May 2022
  • But, alas, the mothership had landed askew, trapping MAPP inside.
    — Christopher Cokinos, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Bathtub paint is peeling off, the windows don’t close properly, and the closet door hangs askew, to name just a few of the repairs the family has asked the landlord to make in recent months.
    — Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Seven of Nine) travel back to Earth in 2024 to prevent the timeline from going hopelessly askew.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2022
  • The general mood is meditative, focused, loose, and minimal; the gorgeous arrangements are slightly askew and rich with texture.
    — Mark Richardson, Pitchfork, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The black Toyota’s right front end appeared to be badly damaged from being jammed into a vehicle in front of it; its windshield was partially shattered, the hood crumpled up and its two front tires askew.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 10 June 2021
  • Its international airport — which only recently reopened — has the remains of propeller planes carelessly tossed to the side of the runway, their bodies riddled with bullet holes and their wings askew.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
  • At the other end of process, OpenArt also set up the program so users can edit a film with the same relative ease (most models require an entire new generation if something turns out askew).
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2026
  • Hence, the team deliberately created misaligned docking scenarios to demonstrate that the coupler could still adjust, securely connect, and maintain its seal even when slightly askew.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026

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