Example Sentences

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Since the pandemic, wardrobe refreshes have skewed more formal.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

That meant that urine samples with high sugar content could have started fermenting and consequently generated alcohol that could have skewed the test result or created a false positive.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Several said that workarounds and missing data that the Labor Department employees couldn’t get for this month’s release might have skewed the data downward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

The study cautioned that Smile Direct Club's use of non-disclosure agreements might have skewed the responses.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2023

Before this year, however, Hall had had uncommonly good luck with the weather, and it might have skewed his judgment.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer