awry

IPA: ɝˈaɪ

adjective

  • Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place; wry.
  • (figurative) Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss, off course

adverb

  • Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
  • Perversely, improperly.
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Examples of "awry" in Sentences

  • Tractor's one-off about the word awry touched me in that pace.
  • Where things go a little awry is when it comes to telling the truth.
  • Now too much has gone awry, that is out of alignment with our emotional compass.
  • She fought tears after finishing her balance beam routine that went awry from the start.
  • EnlargeAP file photoJeff George stands as a cautionary tale for quarterbacks gone awry from the top overall draft spot.
  • John Grisham’s first work of nonfiction, an exploration of small town justice gone terribly awry, is his most extraordinary legal thriller yet.
  • Besides, if there was a pin awry in her dress, he did make such a fuss – and, really, such an active, busy young lady couldn't look always as if she came trim out of a band-box.
  • In this book, for example, the kids find their Hallowe’en going a bit awry from the start, but the taunting of the class mean girls really kicks the strange happenings into high gear.

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