Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | English word ASKANCE
ASKANCE
Definitions of ASKANCE
- Sideways; obliquely.
- Turned to the side, especially of the eyes.
- (of a look or glance) With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.
- (rare, transitive) To look at (someone or something) with a sideways glance.
- (rare, transitive) To turn (one's eye or gaze) to the side.
Number of letters
7
Is palindrome
No
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Examples of Using ASKANCE in a Sentence
- Wang Jiànqún 王健群, points out that the fact Wa's frequent askance for recognition, undermines credence to their claim, on top of their self-proclaimed titles being rejected and given a lower grade title.
- " The school's history speculated that Hotchkiss developed these ties because older New England boarding schools "looked askance at first- or second-generation wealth, especially if its possessors resided beyond the Northeast.
- In much the same anecdotal tradition, the print-maker Thomas Lord Busby (1782–1838) used the title to show a dyspeptic man eyeing askance a huge dinner, while hungry beggars and an importunate dog look on, in a work from 1826.
- In 2021, The Guardian described him as a twisty and thoughtful social satirist, and a contrarian, in his show Sensitive Man as they saw “Brown looking askance at complacent twentysomethings ‘ostentatiously waving around wads of time’- What a phrase!”.
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