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

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

  • Later things go awry when Halley finds Ashley drunk on the family's front porch.  - How to Deal
  • The robbery goes awry and Lin chases Dutch Henry out of town, confronting him on a rocky hill.  - Winchester '73
  • This goes awry and Laney is left high and dry and alone.  - Idoru
  • The test quickly goes awry when the Enterprise speeds up, surpassing the known capabilities of warp engines.  - Where No One Has Gone Before
  • The plan goes awry when he sees Valentine giving Junie a bath and realizes that Junie is in no danger.  - Herzog (novel)
  • Despite an elaborate plan, many things go awry and the gang members are scarcely able to escape.  - The Newton Boys
  • The robbery goes awry and Sol, Vinny, and their driver Tyrone are caught on-camera, but manage to kidnap Franky.  - Snatch (film)
  • The plan goes awry after Anthony and Jose are spotted by the driver, causing a large shootout with the security guards.  - Dead Presidents
  • While at a school function, Ben sees a puppet show go awry and thinks Junior is to blame.  - Problem Child 2
  • However, the plans go awry when their alternative candidate turns into an obnoxious despot even before he is elected.  - Pen, Sword, Camisole
  • In each of the four realms, the boy encounters a citizen of Podunk involved in the original experiment gone awry 30 years ago.  - Secret of Evermore
  • In the November of that year, the Leader Project goes awry as unexplained and random code is detected within the nanomorph Supervisor.  - Rise of the Robots
  • Myra's plan goes awry as her unsteady mental health begins to fray.  - Séance on a Wet Afternoon
  • The plan immediately goes awry when Stevie loses his nerve shortly after Sal pulls out his gun, and Sonny is forced to let him flee the scene.  - Dog Day Afternoon
  • The plan goes awry when a drunken Biff attempts to force himself on Lorraine.  - Back to the Future
  • Though Hein intended that only a few Phantoms enter, his plan goes awry and legions of Phantoms invade the entire city.  - Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

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