Use of askew in Sentences. 29 Examples

The examples include askew at the start of sentence, askew at the end of sentence and askew in the middle of sentence

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askew at the end of sentence


  1. That picture is askew.
  2. He's got his hat on askew.
  3. Her hat was slightly askew.
  4. The line is drawn all askew.
  5. The picture is hanging askew.
  6. Isn't that picture slightly askew?
  7. Matilda ran towards us with her hat askew.
  8. A brown and blue woollen cap was still on his head but askew.
  9. He arrived out of breath with his shirt undone and his tie askew.
  10. Shoes would be kicked off beneath the desks and lie untidily askew.
  11. There were no shutters at the windows, and some of the doors hung askew.
  12. His yellow pallor gave him a jaundiced look; his beard was unbrushed, his cap askew.
  13. Uncle Philip, huge and sombre, came on to the stage, straightening his bow tie, which was askew.
  14. Kidskin sofa, a satinwood desk strewn with papers, overturned plastic cups, the surrounding chairs askew.
  15. Stacked on the cargo deck, they still fought, frozen inside their rubber bags, arms and legs stiffly askew.

askew in the middle of sentence


  1. His tie was askew and his hair dishevelled.
  2. His glasses had been knocked askew by the blow.
  3. My hat was askew so I adjusted it in the mirror.
  4. His shirt tails would come askew, his sleeves ride up.
  5. Tom plopped himself askew in one of the Venetian chairs.
  6. The tarp rolled askew, one end wrapped around the goal post.
  7. Her black velvet hat was slightly askew, held in that position by her hatpin.
  8. He righted his spectacles which had been knocked askew and straightened his cloak.
  9. In Kirk askew, Margarett found a sharp-tongued companion and a compassionate friend.
  10. Yeremi, in his bubble, likewise cannoned askew into the occipital portion of the head.
  11. Eventually some one will emerge from the muck, the rusty mayoral crown askew on a weary head.
  12. There were soldiers everywhere by now, shabby-looking in peak caps set askew and ill-fitting camouflage.
  13. The black paint of the door was flaking, the number was askew; the windows were opaque with greyish net curtains.
  14. Whoever placed her feet, in their unfashionable lace-up shoes, left one askew, giving her a knock-kneed appearance.

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