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The phrase "look askance at" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It is used to refer to an attitude of disapproval or distrust. Example: The principal looked askance at the students who had snuck out of their classrooms.
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Some look askance at head scarves.
You look askance at that word, "home".
Even some fellow foragers look askance at Mr. Brill.
The Nordics tend to look askance at anything federal.
They look askance at "excessive" job mobility, which breeds insecurity.
Some video-mapping artists look askance at such commercialism.
You might, too, look askance at a freshwater choice.
Judges generally look askance at competitors' lawsuits to block mergers.
Reading Kharms makes us look askance at more traditional stories.
The naysayers look askance at South Africa's expansion.
Bryant said: "People will certainly look askance at him.
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