How to Use skew in a Sentence

skew

1 of 3 verb

• He accused them of skewing the rules in their favor.
• They were accused of skewing the facts to fit their theory.
• Gakpo skewed a shot wide from close range.
  — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
• Your looks might change and your view of the world could be skewed.
  — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
• So the numbers are a tad skewed.
  — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
• Dahrouge is trying to skew the odds.
  — Nathan Rott, NPR, 27 May 2026
• From the start, the Hill Road plan skewed high end.
  — Mark Dee june 11, Idaho Statesman, 11 June 2026
• The last few weeks have skewed the average.
  — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Dec. 2025
• This skews the entire balance of species.
  — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 20 Jan. 2026
• The dance night skews older — and draws about twice as many women as men.
  — Natalia Favre, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
• Disputes can skew the credit scores.
  — Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
• But there is one watch party that may skew a bit toward the team that wears red.
  — Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
• Notably, the show skewed older.
  — Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
• Our perceptions of our own habits tend to be skewed, Bergquist said.
  — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
• Wide-leg black jeans can sometimes skew either too grungy or too formal.
  — India Roby, Glamour, 8 June 2026
• The game against Indiana skewed much rougher.
  — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
• But over the last few decades, movies in general have been skewing longer.
  — Sam Sanders, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2023
• As the sport skews younger, the churn through young players has never been higher.
  — Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 1 July 2026
• Most of my customers, their age tends to skew towards the young 30s.
  — Gunjan Banerji, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2022
• Much of that series growth looks likely to come from young adult-skewing shows.
  — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
• Add a white heeled sandal and a structured bag for a look that might even skew a bit prep-school chic.
  — Vogue, 30 Mar. 2022
• If this didn't happen, the extra hours would add up over time and seasons would start to skew.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2024
• The onus is on her to make sure her objectivity is not skewed in any way.
  — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
• Or maybe your fantasy skews more medieval.
  — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
• But they can of course be skewed to support either side of a discussion.
  — Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
• Many of them are Twitter refugees who skew left, but that’s not all the app has to offer.
  — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
• Does the team feel any pressure to skew more or less political at this point?
  — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
• This is a tactile book, but its sensations skew smooth and gentle.
  — Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
• There were few intact dogs included in the study, which may skew results.
  — New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
• Those could skew month-over-month comparisons for some of the labor force data.
  — Alicia Wallace, CNN, 1 Feb. 2024

skew

2 of 3 adjective

• And just because the brands on offer skew higher-end doesn’t mean there aren’t deals to be had.
  — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 21 Dec. 2022
• Cities that skew younger tend to have higher birth rates and a growing population.
  — Susie Neilson, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Nov. 2021
• In the cats-versus-dogs debate, pop culture tends to skew in one direction.
  — Sarah Archer, The Atlantic, 21 July 2021
• As for paint colors that skew more subtle than siren, Wadden says there’s plenty to play with.
  — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• So far, there’s been an imbalance in smart home gadgets – many more skew on the side of a gimmick than gotta-have-it.
  — Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2023
• And how much will one sports writer’s love of a Washington winery skew our rankings?
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022
• All of our experts agree that colors will, for the most part, skew soft or rich depending on your preference.
  — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026
• But remember that the first quarter can be quiet, and that megadeals can skew numbers from one quarter to the next.
  — Mohana Ravindranath, STAT, 19 Apr. 2022
• Most data also shows dating sites and apps skew urban and suburban.
  — Liza Featherstone, The New Republic, 25 Mar. 2022
• Missteps in the feedback process can waste time, skew results and keep teams from making productive changes.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
• On the other hand, countries that have minimal risk are from a wide range of latitudes, but skew more to the poles.
  — Emily Barone, Time, 4 May 2022
• Most of the 182 rooms skew small, albeit with big, factory-style windows.
  — Susan Hack, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2021
• As the league continues to skew younger, Toppin will be something of an anomaly in this year's draft.
  — Evan Hilbert, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2020
• In some states, mail-in ballots and early votes get released first — which tend to skew Democratic.
  — Katie McInerney, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Nov. 2022
• The viewers are mostly under 30 and skew male, though not too heavily.
  — Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
• Mobile customers, for example, tend to skew younger and more price-sensitive.
  — Chemi Katz, Forbes, 5 May 2021
• So far, antitrust law has struggled to address all the ways that dominant platforms skew markets.
  — Tim De Chant, Ars Technica, 30 Mar. 2022
• The trend bodes well for diversifying juries, which tend to skew white and affluent.
  — Eric Scigliano, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2021
• The fits are looser, the fabrics skew toward linen and Tencel, and there are hardly any shoulder pads in sight.
  — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Apr. 2022
• This could be a moment for feminists, who skew to the political left, to learn from the powerful rhetoric of the right.
  — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2021
• The rides on dry land, however, definitely skew toward the under-8 set.
  — Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2022
• Their answers, unsurprisingly, skew toward once-trending hues that now feel tired and overused.
  — Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 5 Jan. 2026
• If your wine preferences skew white, then head right over to my take on a recipe that’s been a family favorite for generations.
  — Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2022
• The run-up for stocks through last year tended to skew portfolios away from the 60-40 paradigm.
  — Larry Light, Fortune, 11 May 2022
• And all three affect populations that skew young and are likely to face long waits for their age groups to become eligible.
  — Erin Alberty, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Jan. 2021
• Typically, a mix of remote and in-country, this year’s broadcast will also skew remote.
  — Washington Post, 23 July 2021
• Residents tend to be well educated, skew to the political left and have easy access to health care.
  — Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com, 19 Oct. 2021
• Right now the service's films and TV shows skew toward family-friendly fare more than its rivals.
  — Frank Pallotta, CNN, 1 Mar. 2022
• Conservative Jews skew oldest out of any of the groups, with an average age of 62.
  — Ian Lovett, WSJ, 11 May 2021
• Second, the first people infected may skew young and are thus more likely to have mild cases regardless of the variant.
  — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2021

skew

3 of 3 noun

• Better still, the skew has steepened.
  — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 5 June 2026
• Austin’s film preference skews towards sci-fi.
  — Sophie Dodd, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
• Would the Academy skew so young for two winners?
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 11 Feb. 2026
• As Cohn wrote, a 70-30 skew is still a big loss for Democrats.
  — German Lopez, Vox, 31 Oct. 2018
• The crowd is harder to pin down, but skews toward stylish city escapees and creative types.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2026
• Our research does not indicate a gender skew to any of these attributes.
  — Cynthia Soledad, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2017
• In a place where the roads are otherwise perfectly straight, why are there random skews in the roads?
  — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 4 Jan. 2018
• For another, Norwegian’s brands skew more high end than those of its peers.
  — Laura Forman, WSJ, 21 Aug. 2021
• With its skew to out-of-home drinking, Pernod may be a surer bet than its peers as barflies return.
  — Carol Ryan, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2021
• Experts think that this sort of skew is quite unlikely to dent our defenses anytime soon.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 29 Dec. 2021
• Smith, who at 39 skews young for a Crusher fan, doesn't want the icon to be forgotten.
  — Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2018
• For Merrell, the decision to skew to a wider audience was an easy one.
  — Tracy Ross, Outside Online, 30 Jan. 2019
• If your aesthetic skews more clean and modern, than this all-white tree pre-lit with clear lights is going to be your dream come true.
  — Courtney Thompson, CNN Underscored, 3 Dec. 2019
• Some men tend to skew larger and some women smaller or narrower, but this isn’t always the case.
  — Popular Science, 23 Feb. 2021
• In the options market, a measure known as skew tracks the cost of bearish options versus bullish ones.
  — Gunjan Banerji, WSJ, 2 July 2018
• Who gets crushed The pain is not distributed equally—and the skew is punishing.
  — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
• Even accounting for Kinect owners who never even tried the freebie disc, that’s a big skew.
  — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 6 June 2017
• Get long, use the skew, and let the 150-day moving average do the heavy lifting.
  — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 13 May 2026
• Not surprisingly, this leads to a skew in news coverage and stories.
  — Lauren Leader, NBC News, 3 May 2021
• How this skew towards higher-price-tag goods manifested?
  — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
• If your home decor and large fir skew toward the charmingly rustic, why not make the gifts under the tree part of the design?
  — Sanah Faroke, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2021
• But Chase leads the group still, with six, and Mixon’s five total touchdowns last week skew the numbers a bit here.
  — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 19 Nov. 2022
• That skew towards the right side is made more stark when comparing across all teams in the Premier League.
  — Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025
• There’s also an unexplained gender skew.
  — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
• Your decision to let Arniel go is reflected in the negative skew of these grades.
  — Murat Ates, New York Times, 4 May 2026
• Many Asian Americans skew left on issues at the core of this election cycle.
  — NBC News, 16 Sep. 2020
• And should your standard makeup skew more minimalist, take the 3D trend out on your nails.
  — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2022
• The resulting skew of candidates to the right is, in part, because Utah is deeply red overall.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Oct. 2020
• There are moments where the album’s tone skews leaden, where Shaw positions us right on the edge of despair.
  — Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026
• The path for the latter viewpoint skews toward the wise, resilient soul that most would likely aspire to be in their senior years.
  — Tom Roland, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2025