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How to use look askance in a sentence

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Some of the stuffed shirts at the Commission might be expected to look askance at this sort of harmless nepotism.
But when the blockade is prolonged, inconveniencing thousands of motorists, one has to look askance at it.
Bonachela knows that there are people in contemporary dance who look askance at his commercial work.
These strange creatures allegedly dress all in black and have their own subculture which decent Aucklanders look askance at.
Canadians might look askance at this, given their jaundiced attitude towards many things American.
Such a deal would be questionable, because most trustbusters look askance at one company dominating more than a third of a market.
We look askance at claims from budding writers or actors that they should be supported by Social Security payments.
People look askance at the young driver as the car passes noisily by.
Many people look askance at pension companies and pension salespeople.
People often look askance at unanimous decisions, suspecting a degree of inattention.
Traditional British pop audiences tend to look askance at child stars.
While we might look askance at such lofty pretension, we would say that if this is indeed the goal, then observers are more necessary than ever.
If you go back to a health food store where you bought a product and say this made me sick, the health food store owner might look askance.
Sociologists and psychologists tend to look askance at one another, keeping a distant eye on their respective areas of influence.
Some churchmen look askance at the Founder's projects, his commitment to developing them, and his constant involvement with manual tasks.
And the test is easily defended against those who might look askance at home testing.
They do not look askance at me for my wardrobe, a mix of late 1990s investment banker fashion, thrift stores, and clothing swaps with a few hand-knits thrown in.
Unfortunately, the world's major maritime and technological powers-the United States, Britain, France and Japan-want to keep their hands free and look askance at any attempt to take away their freedom of action.
Do not look askance and with irritation at the fact that women are raising those problems which, right around the world, are problems faced by women.
Reading Kharms makes us look askance at more traditional stories.
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Examples from Classical Literature
In short, history has found reason to look askance at the man who champed at the bit to slaughter his sovereign and could forge no worthy assembly to put in his place.
Dialstone Lane was at first disposed to look askance at Mr. tasker.
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