How to Use skew in a Sentence

skew

1 of 3 verb
  • He accused them of skewing the rules in their favor.
  • They were accused of skewing the facts to fit their theory.
  • Gakpo skewed a shot wide from close range.
    — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Your looks might change and your view of the world could be skewed.
    — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
  • So the numbers are a tad skewed.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Dahrouge is trying to skew the odds.
    — Nathan Rott, NPR, 27 May 2026
  • From the start, the Hill Road plan skewed high end.
    — Mark Dee june 11, Idaho Statesman, 11 June 2026
  • The last few weeks have skewed the average.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Dec. 2025
  • This skews the entire balance of species.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The dance night skews older — and draws about twice as many women as men.
    — Natalia Favre, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Disputes can skew the credit scores.
    — Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
  • But there is one watch party that may skew a bit toward the team that wears red.
    — Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Notably, the show skewed older.
    — Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Our perceptions of our own habits tend to be skewed, Bergquist said.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Wide-leg black jeans can sometimes skew either too grungy or too formal.
    — India Roby, Glamour, 8 June 2026
  • The game against Indiana skewed much rougher.
    — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • But over the last few decades, movies in general have been skewing longer.
    — Sam Sanders, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2023
  • As the sport skews younger, the churn through young players has never been higher.
    — Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • Most of my customers, their age tends to skew towards the young 30s.
    — Gunjan Banerji, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Much of that series growth looks likely to come from young adult-skewing shows.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Add a white heeled sandal and a structured bag for a look that might even skew a bit prep-school chic.
    — Vogue, 30 Mar. 2022
  • If this didn't happen, the extra hours would add up over time and seasons would start to skew.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The onus is on her to make sure her objectivity is not skewed in any way.
    — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Or maybe your fantasy skews more medieval.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
  • But they can of course be skewed to support either side of a discussion.
    — Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Many of them are Twitter refugees who skew left, but that’s not all the app has to offer.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Does the team feel any pressure to skew more or less political at this point?
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
  • This is a tactile book, but its sensations skew smooth and gentle.
    — Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
  • There were few intact dogs included in the study, which may skew results.
    — New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Those could skew month-over-month comparisons for some of the labor force data.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN, 1 Feb. 2024

skew

2 of 3 adjective
  • All of our experts agree that colors will, for the most part, skew soft or rich depending on your preference.
    — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The viewers are mostly under 30 and skew male, though not too heavily.
    — Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Their answers, unsurprisingly, skew toward once-trending hues that now feel tired and overused.
    — Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Single hearts and nail-bed outlines skew minimalist but instantly referential.
    — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The predictable result is that hourly workers and lower-income residents seek hardship exemptions, fail to appear or struggle to comply with summonses altogether, while jury pools increasingly skew toward retirees and salaried workers who can more easily absorb the cost.
    — Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
  • From these six companies alone, BofA identified over $15 billion in commissions paid to independent agents in 2025 that largely skew toward low-complexity risks.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
  • In women’s lacrosse, the numbers—in spending and on-field success—skew way more heavily toward the Power Four schools, likely a product of earlier investment and Title IX considerations.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 26 May 2026

skew

3 of 3 noun
  • Better still, the skew has steepened.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 5 June 2026
  • Austin’s film preference skews towards sci-fi.
    — Sophie Dodd, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Would the Academy skew so young for two winners?
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 11 Feb. 2026
  • As Cohn wrote, a 70-30 skew is still a big loss for Democrats.
    — German Lopez, Vox, 31 Oct. 2018
  • The crowd is harder to pin down, but skews toward stylish city escapees and creative types.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Our research does not indicate a gender skew to any of these attributes.
    — Cynthia Soledad, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2017
  • In a place where the roads are otherwise perfectly straight, why are there random skews in the roads?
    — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 4 Jan. 2018
  • For another, Norwegian’s brands skew more high end than those of its peers.
    — Laura Forman, WSJ, 21 Aug. 2021
  • With its skew to out-of-home drinking, Pernod may be a surer bet than its peers as barflies return.
    — Carol Ryan, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Experts think that this sort of skew is quite unlikely to dent our defenses anytime soon.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Smith, who at 39 skews young for a Crusher fan, doesn't want the icon to be forgotten.
    — Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2018
  • For Merrell, the decision to skew to a wider audience was an easy one.
    — Tracy Ross, Outside Online, 30 Jan. 2019
  • If your aesthetic skews more clean and modern, than this all-white tree pre-lit with clear lights is going to be your dream come true.
    — Courtney Thompson, CNN Underscored, 3 Dec. 2019
  • Some men tend to skew larger and some women smaller or narrower, but this isn’t always the case.
    — Popular Science, 23 Feb. 2021
  • In the options market, a measure known as skew tracks the cost of bearish options versus bullish ones.
    — Gunjan Banerji, WSJ, 2 July 2018
  • Who gets crushed The pain is not distributed equally—and the skew is punishing.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Even accounting for Kinect owners who never even tried the freebie disc, that’s a big skew.
    — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 6 June 2017
  • Get long, use the skew, and let the 150-day moving average do the heavy lifting.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 13 May 2026
  • Not surprisingly, this leads to a skew in news coverage and stories.
    — Lauren Leader, NBC News, 3 May 2021
  • How this skew towards higher-price-tag goods manifested?
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
  • If your home decor and large fir skew toward the charmingly rustic, why not make the gifts under the tree part of the design?
    — Sanah Faroke, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2021
  • But Chase leads the group still, with six, and Mixon’s five total touchdowns last week skew the numbers a bit here.
    — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 19 Nov. 2022
  • That skew towards the right side is made more stark when comparing across all teams in the Premier League.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025
  • There’s also an unexplained gender skew.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Your decision to let Arniel go is reflected in the negative skew of these grades.
    — Murat Ates, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • Many Asian Americans skew left on issues at the core of this election cycle.
    — NBC News, 16 Sep. 2020
  • And should your standard makeup skew more minimalist, take the 3D trend out on your nails.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The resulting skew of candidates to the right is, in part, because Utah is deeply red overall.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Oct. 2020
  • There are moments where the album’s tone skews leaden, where Shaw positions us right on the edge of despair.
    — Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The path for the latter viewpoint skews toward the wise, resilient soul that most would likely aspire to be in their senior years.
    — Tom Roland, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2025

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