skewed; skewing; skews
1
: to make, set, or cut on the skew
2
: to distort especially from a true value or symmetrical form
1
: set, placed, or running obliquely : slanting
2
: more developed on one side or in one direction than another : not symmetrical
Examples of skew in a Sentence
Verb
They were accused of skewing the facts to fit their theory.
He accused them of skewing the rules in their favor.
Recent Examples on the Web
Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2024
The eve of the election is known as Devil’s Night when candidates and their campaign teams are notorious for resorting to underhand means to skew results in their favor such as by buying votes.
—Rod McGuirk, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Apr. 2024
Battling to maintain his early lead during a windswept second round at the 88th edition of the major, trouble looked to be brewing for the big-hitting American when his tee drive at the par-five 13th hole skewed right into the woods beside the fairway.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
Your sense of direction is skewed during the moon’s clash with Neptune.
—USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
But several of those wins were skewed by late rallies by opponents when Miami was ahead by larger margins.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
But Zipper is worried that tech companies with millions of customers have outsized power to skew your opinions and policy debates.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
Physically exhausting himself through endurance exercise is his relief from the postcards, which skew emotionally dark.
—Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
There is thus a need to resurrect the trust in carbon offsets, away from this attention skewed to adverse outcomes.
—Simi Thambi, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Sue Biglieri, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
And while vests generally skew on the sportier end, this flattering cut can even be worn with something as girly as a mini dress, instantly elevating your cool factor.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 18 Feb. 2024
Not surprisingly, the results skew with age: More than two thirds who are younger than 25 receive help, while 30% among those ages 30 to 34 are still financially dependent on their parents.
—Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024
Is the skew tetromino the most difficult tetromino for robotic manipulation?
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Feb. 2024
The aesthetics of most of these mushroom chocolates skew funkadelic and cartoonish, combinations of trippy ‘90s computer art and manic candy branding.
—Meghan McCarron, Bon Appétit, 24 Jan. 2024
Even if this skew is roughly matched by male swings rightward, the degeneration of our democracy and our discourse into a battle of the sexes can’t be a positive development.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023
Certain holidays, however, like Valentine’s Day, skew heavily male.
—Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2023
In one group, for instance, based on 810 surveys, the average age of users was 51 years, with a huge skew male (684 participants) and straight (738), and with 52% either engaged, married, or in domestic partnerships.
—Christian B. Miller, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
Omkar Godbole, Forbes, 3 June 2022
And what about you second point, the negative skew?
—Gary Stix, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2023
Was that more of a YA skew?
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2023
In 2016, 2018, and 2020, polls consistently underestimated Republican support; PredictIt outperformed them in a number of big elections in large part by correcting for that skew.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2022
For the three months ended July 2, Disney+ domestic ARPU (U.S. and Canada) was $6.27 per month, a 5% decline from the year earlier, likely the result of a skew toward the Disney Bundle and inclusion of Disney+ (and ESPN+) in the Hulu + Live TV package.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Aug. 2022
Cases like Susan Collins, who held on in Maine, a Democratic state, are exceptions; the underlying right-wing skew of the Senate is the main reason the GOP will probably retain control despite a substantial Democratic victory in the presidential popular vote.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2020
The price relationship, known as put-to-call skew, is hovering at the highest level since August 2022, when a two-month rally in the 503-member index abruptly reversed.
—Jessica Menton, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2023
The sub-10 price/earnings ratio on the FTSE was a result of the skew of the market toward energy and mining companies, which have low valuations everywhere, not just in the U.K.
—James MacKintosh, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022
Verb
Once someone has interacted with one or two videos, the algorithm keeps pushing more, easily skewing perceptions of the risks of a particular form of birth control.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2024
The eve of the election is known as Devil’s Night when candidates and their campaign teams are notorious for resorting to underhand means to skew results in their favor such as by buying votes.
—Rod McGuirk, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Apr. 2024
Battling to maintain his early lead during a windswept second round at the 88th edition of the major, trouble looked to be brewing for the big-hitting American when his tee drive at the par-five 13th hole skewed right into the woods beside the fairway.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
Your sense of direction is skewed during the moon’s clash with Neptune.
—USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
But several of those wins were skewed by late rallies by opponents when Miami was ahead by larger margins.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
But Zipper is worried that tech companies with millions of customers have outsized power to skew your opinions and policy debates.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
Physically exhausting himself through endurance exercise is his relief from the postcards, which skew emotionally dark.
—Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
There is thus a need to resurrect the trust in carbon offsets, away from this attention skewed to adverse outcomes.
—Simi Thambi, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Adjective
From entry-level managers to the C-suite, the numbers increasingly skew to males, leaving less than one-third of decision-making positions to women.
—Sue Biglieri, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
And while vests generally skew on the sportier end, this flattering cut can even be worn with something as girly as a mini dress, instantly elevating your cool factor.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 18 Feb. 2024
Not surprisingly, the results skew with age: More than two thirds who are younger than 25 receive help, while 30% among those ages 30 to 34 are still financially dependent on their parents.
—Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024
Is the skew tetromino the most difficult tetromino for robotic manipulation?
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Feb. 2024
The aesthetics of most of these mushroom chocolates skew funkadelic and cartoonish, combinations of trippy ‘90s computer art and manic candy branding.
—Meghan McCarron, Bon Appétit, 24 Jan. 2024
Even if this skew is roughly matched by male swings rightward, the degeneration of our democracy and our discourse into a battle of the sexes can’t be a positive development.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023
Certain holidays, however, like Valentine’s Day, skew heavily male.
—Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2023
In one group, for instance, based on 810 surveys, the average age of users was 51 years, with a huge skew male (684 participants) and straight (738), and with 52% either engaged, married, or in domestic partnerships.
—Christian B. Miller, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
Noun
Back then, bitcoin's 180-day skew and the 365-day skew peaked above 3.15% and 1%, respectively.
—Omkar Godbole, Forbes, 3 June 2022
And what about you second point, the negative skew?
—Gary Stix, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2023
Was that more of a YA skew?
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2023
In 2016, 2018, and 2020, polls consistently underestimated Republican support; PredictIt outperformed them in a number of big elections in large part by correcting for that skew.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2022
For the three months ended July 2, Disney+ domestic ARPU (U.S. and Canada) was $6.27 per month, a 5% decline from the year earlier, likely the result of a skew toward the Disney Bundle and inclusion of Disney+ (and ESPN+) in the Hulu + Live TV package.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Aug. 2022
Cases like Susan Collins, who held on in Maine, a Democratic state, are exceptions; the underlying right-wing skew of the Senate is the main reason the GOP will probably retain control despite a substantial Democratic victory in the presidential popular vote.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2020
The price relationship, known as put-to-call skew, is hovering at the highest level since August 2022, when a two-month rally in the 503-member index abruptly reversed.
—Jessica Menton, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2023
The sub-10 price/earnings ratio on the FTSE was a result of the skew of the market toward energy and mining companies, which have low valuations everywhere, not just in the U.K.
—James MacKintosh, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022
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