How to use "askance" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "askance" in popular movie and book plots

• The wedding guests look askance at Ricki when she gets up to toast the bride and groom.  - Ricki and the Flash
• Looking askance at the hanging corpse, Maxwell proclaims that this could be 'his greatest work'.  - Bucket of Blood (musical)

Meaning of "askance" in English

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Meaning of "askance" in Hindi

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