Askew example sentences
Related (10): crooked, lopsided, uneven, tilted, slanted, skewed, off-kilter, awry, misaligned, cockeyed
"Askew" Example Sentences
Common Phrases
- The painting hung askew on the wall.
- The crooked picture frame looked askew and tilted.
- The hat sat askew on his head at an odd angle.
- She fixed her glasses that sat askew on her nose.
- His tie hung askew and loosened around his neck.
- The sign at the store entrance hung askew and needed attention.
- The clock hands were stuck at odd times, the clock face sitting askew.
- The boat sailed along the sea with its mast leaning askew.
- Her gaze looked askew, her eyes not quite meeting his.
- The fence post stood askew and slightly leaning.
- The line of soldiers stood at askew with uneven spacing.
- He adjusted his jacket that sat askew over his shoulders.
- The crooked clock's bell rang at odd intervals, sitting askew on the mantle.
- His eyes gave him a slightly askew gaze that made her uneasy.
- The roof shingles were nailed on askew and unevenly.
- The fuse had blown the power out of askew, causing problems.
- Her wig sat askew on her head at an odd angle.
- The chimney was built askew and in danger of collapse.
- The photo stood askew in its frame, crooked and off-center.
- The entire room looked askew with crooked frames and tilted furniture.
- The blinds hung askew at an odd angle in the window.
- Her smile looked askew and uneven showing a lack of sincerity.
- His crooked glasses sat askew and barely on his nose.
- The satellite dish pointed askew, unable to receive a clear signal.
- The drawers in the old dresser were all stuck and opened askew.
- The shelf was nailed askew at an odd angle on the wall.
- The billboard stood askew on its metal poles, barely standing upright.
- The mismatched tiles on the floor were laid askew and unevenly.
- The tables and chairs were arranged askew with no logical order.
- The boat floated in the water with its pontoon leaned askew.
- The crooked path wound askew through the garden.
- Her thick eyebrows arched askew in an odd manner.
- His feet landed askew as he missed the stepping stones crossed the stream.
- The slanted split rail fence leaned askew at an odd angle.
- The crooked smile on his face looked askew and insincere.
- The door knob twisted askew and would not unlock properly.
- The employees' badges hung askew from their lanyards at different angles.
- The soldier wore his uniform askew with mismatched buttons.
- The badly parked cars lined up askew along the street curb.
- The wooden floorboards creaked askew and at odd angles.
- The mailbox leaned askew, its post barely supporting the metal box.
- The crammed shelves leaned askew, unable to hold all their contents upright.
- The crooked lane wound askew through the countryside.
- The stairs were built askew at an uneven angle.
- The askew tracks led the train off course to an unknown destination.
- The pennant flew loosely askew in the wind.
- The wizard's pointed hat sat askew on his head at an odd angle.
- The crooked pieces fit together askew in a jumbled puzzle.
- The bent picture hung askew and at an angle on the wall.
- The stage props were hung askew and at odd angles.
- Her earring dangled askew at an odd angle from her earlobe.
- The broken wheel rode askew and caused the cart to veer off course.
- The crooked yardstick laid askew across the desk.
- The carved jack-o-lantern's lopsided grin sat askew and crooked.
- The crooked neon sign flickered and pointed askew into the night sky.
- The crooked candle stood askew in its holder, barely remaining upright.
- The bicycle handlebars turned askew as the tires wobbled.
- The puzzle piece fit askew into the crooked opening.
- The damaged sensors turned askew and sent incorrect readings.
- His eyes stared slightly askew, giving him an unusual expression.