Thomas was askance toward the news of Christ's resurrection.
Meredith thinks askance of many who claim to be Beach Boys fans.
I like The Velvet Underground.
I looked askance at my cup of gross apple cider vinegar water before drinking it.
Many look askance at the Bible dismissing all the treasure within.
This is another sentence with "askance" in it.
Meredith feels askance towards the French, because they are mean, and all they contribute is pretty paintings. This means that in times of war, the US has to liberate them because all they can do is paint pictures and build churches that no one uses.
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Tim was askance of Meredith's windshield wipers, so he fixed them. When it rained last night, Meredith was thankful that Tim had fixed them.
It is easy (and wrong) to look at people and become askance of their spirituality.
Jonah was askance of God sending him to Ninevah, and got swallowed by a fish.
People should be askance of my super long hair.
I looked up the etymology, and the origin is unknown.
I am askance toward this word's acceptance into the English language if we don't know it's origin. As the quintessential mother would say, "Don't touch that! You don't know where it's been."
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