skew
verb (used with object)
to give an oblique direction to; shape, form, or cut obliquely.
will skew
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future tenseof skew.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The company expects revenue for the year will be relatively more weighted to the second half of the year, and now expects profitability will skew slightly towards the first half.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
Given that life expectancies reflect averages for a population, a high number of deaths at very young ages will skew calculations of life expectancy at birth toward younger ages.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2022
Another crazy off-season of retirements, trades and signings in the offing will skew those numbers for next season, and teams who lack a great quarterback will again hatch plots to acquire one.
From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2022
“The big-picture implication is it will skew the redistricting process, our undercounted neighborhoods will be underrepresented and populations that are undercounted will be shortchanged when it comes to the allocation of federal spending,” Ong said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 26, 2021
Do one of them; this of itself will skew thee ten others which can and shall be done.
From Past and Present by Thomas Carlyle
