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awry

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adverb

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Recent Examples of awry
Adjective
However, things go awry when the other students discover the resurrected pet. Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025 So when a person takes, say, a high dose of the motion sickness drug scopolamine — which blocks the effects of acetylcholine — things start to go awry. Jon Hamilton, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025 But things pick up toward the end when an armed robbery at a donut shop goes awry. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025 This Canadian psychological horror film, which premiered at SXSW and was directed by Colin Minihan, follows a young married couple celebrating their anniversary at a remote cabin whose trip…goes awry. Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for awry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awry
Adjective
  • The pressure rhythm was adjusted to an uneven triangle pattern to better match the freezing process.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Barcelona arrives determined to reclaim momentum after an uneven run of performances.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The swollen finger from catching a sinker wrong.
    Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • According to Former Ryder Cup player Andrew Coltart, who famously faced Tiger Woods in singles at Brookline in 1999, the American squad could face backlash from their own fans if things start to go wrong early.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The winter solstice is the start of astronomical winter, when Earth's northern hemisphere is pointed the farthest away from the sun due to its tilted axis.
    Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Holly, who did not share her last name, posed in the familiar tourist style—appearing to hold up the tilted tower.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • So how did The Times, a pillar of quality British journalism since the 18th century, blow the story so badly?
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Kade Durnin knew right away that something was badly wrong.
    Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Poulaines hurt the wearer’s feet and could make their toe bones crooked.
    Michael Watson, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Barry Cooper, the colorful former police officer turned scourge of crooked cops, couldn’t attend the screening of a new film about him at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival in Arkansas.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Los Angeles Lakers announced on Tuesday that power forward/center Maxi Kleber suffered an oblique strain and will be re-evaluated in two weeks.
    Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Lakers big man Maxi Kleber will be sidelined for the start of the regular season because of an oblique injury.
    Khobi Price, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Awry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awry. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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