Askance

They look him askance, as the old phrase says, and I began to think that he might be chosen as pope.

Despite early indications of an askance view of the Russia investigation — he authored a memo months before his nomination critical of special counsel Robert Mueller’s efforts — he struck a soothing note at his confirmation hearing.

One of these characters, or caricatures, is shifting his eyes to scan the afternoon courtyard, while the other looks askance over priestly jowls, muttering an aside to his companion from the corner of his mouth.

Somewhere up there Silkin stared down mouth agape, while back in Stevenage many looked on askance.

Judges frequently look askance at elected officials who behave badly.

Some NATO member states may look askance at a Third World country doing what they believe is the exclusive prerogative of the "" (i.e., themselves).

The conditions of human society create for this an imperious demand; the concentration of capital is a necessity for meeting the demands of our day, and as such should not be looked at askance, but be encouraged.