skew
verb (used with object)
to give an oblique direction to; shape, form, or cut obliquely.
had been skewing
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past perfect progressiveof skew.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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But Riverside County had been skewing less Republican, in part because of an influx of L.A. residents seeking more affordable housing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2022
Even by humble ol’ me, when I exposed the maneuvers of an “authorship” cultist who had been skewing the New York Times coverage of Shakespearean controversies toward the Oxfordians.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2011
