askew
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aslant, atilt, awry, cock-a-hoop, cockeyed, crazy, crooked, listing, lopsided, oblique, off-kilter, pitched, skewed, slanted, slanting, slantwise, tilted, tipping, uneven
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If his comeback goes askew with another injury this season, that is likely the only way Mullens makes it onto the field. — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, "49ers mailbag: Will the line be able to protect Jimmy G?," 3 Sep. 2019 Plans go askew after Skellington kidnaps Santa Claus. — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, "'The Nightmare Before Christmas' to be featured in Dr. Phillips Center concert," 19 Mar. 2018 Producer/director Ryan Murphy got the details right — down to how Versace’s flip-flops landed askew on the stone steps of Casa Casuarina on that fateful Tuesday morning. — miamiherald, "‘The Assassination of Gianni Versace’ premiered Wednesday. Here are some details you might have missed," 17 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'askew.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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