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
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
But both groups skew high income, with about 70 percent of each making more than $200,000 a year.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2024
How Big Tech can adopt these principles On fairness, tech companies can ensure AI models are trained from sources that are balanced and don’t skew to the perspective of a privileged group or perpetuate societal biases.
—Jennie Baird, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2024
Alaska provides an example of how this approach can skew results.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2024
Real estate agents have long been compensated on a model that was skewed.
—Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
Surprisingly, the Highsmith/Butler/Adebayo group, though that’s skewed by strong offensive games from Heat guards on some of those nights.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2024
Rainy Saturdays becoming all too common In the Washington region, a lot of the recent storminess has been skewed toward the weekend and, of late, particularly on Saturday.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
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
That skew toward older viewers is felt in the 1960s visual references, which allude especially to the Brutalist concrete structures that Ken Adams designed for Bond films like Dr. No (1962) and Goldfinger (1964).
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2023
But most were probably newbies, particularly since the demo skew of the Paramount Network audience for 1883 (the vast majority were over the age 50) is about ten to 25 years older than the typical Paramount+ viewer, says a person familiar with the numbers.
—Vulture, 6 Sep. 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
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
But both groups skew high income, with about 70 percent of each making more than $200,000 a year.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2024
How Big Tech can adopt these principles On fairness, tech companies can ensure AI models are trained from sources that are balanced and don’t skew to the perspective of a privileged group or perpetuate societal biases.
—Jennie Baird, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2024
Alaska provides an example of how this approach can skew results.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2024
Real estate agents have long been compensated on a model that was skewed.
—Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
Surprisingly, the Highsmith/Butler/Adebayo group, though that’s skewed by strong offensive games from Heat guards on some of those nights.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2024
Rainy Saturdays becoming all too common In the Washington region, a lot of the recent storminess has been skewed toward the weekend and, of late, particularly on Saturday.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Adjective
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
That skew toward older viewers is felt in the 1960s visual references, which allude especially to the Brutalist concrete structures that Ken Adams designed for Bond films like Dr. No (1962) and Goldfinger (1964).
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2023
But most were probably newbies, particularly since the demo skew of the Paramount Network audience for 1883 (the vast majority were over the age 50) is about ten to 25 years older than the typical Paramount+ viewer, says a person familiar with the numbers.
—Vulture, 6 Sep. 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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