Sentence examples for placed askew from inspiring English sources

You'll hear the sizzle first, before the hot platter of meat is placed askew over the saucer, allowing any fat to pool to one side.

In an echo of the title, a white floor is placed askew so that one corner drapes over the edge of the stage; at the other end is a cellist, Kimberly Patterson, who accompanies a recording of David Lang's "World to Come".

He has done all this in part by placing photographs of the subject being photographed onto the print and then rephotographing the whole, as in an image of a wall with a torn picture of the same wall placed on it askew, as if it were slipping off.

The evacuees filled Dover Street, where the crew had constructed a traffic jam, placing cars slightly askew.

At times a laughable schlub, and, at others, a victim of irony, Larry David (as he plays himself) confronts a culture in which his place is askew.

I could recognize natural beauty and international indicators of sameness (brand names, cafes, lampposts, bus stops), but the place felt askew.

Florida Gov. Reubin Askew campaigned statewide against having an antibusing referendum placed on the presidential primary ballot by the Florida legislature.

Turn the heat down to a simmer, then cover with a piece of greaseproof paper and a lid set slightly askew and place in the oven for 45 minutes.

At the Simta bar, workers and bystanders had placed small candles at the doors of the establishment, which were still askew.

Did someone thoughtfully place all those books askew, perfectly jumbling the jacket cover colours?

If the dish has a lid you can use, place the lid on slightly askew to prevent too much pressure from building up or open any vent valves.