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Meanings of all awry in English

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Usage of all awry in English
1
Faust urges her to fly, but her poor mind is all awry.
A Book of Operas: Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music
2
His spine was all awry: not only stooped, but bent to one side.
Quicksilver
3
His clothing was all awry and he had tossed away the gold-braided cap.
The Star of Gettysburg: A Story of Southern High Tide
4
But with the spirit that moulds and makes history they are all awry.
The Audacious War
5
But ever after all his actions miscarry and his life runs all awry.
The Sandman Book of Dreams
6
The sleek curls were all awry, once more a tangled mess.
Doom of the Dragon
7
His life was all awry; and both were quite helpless to set it right.
The Broken Road
8
Her hair was all awry and her attire showed carelessness and haste in dressing.
The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas; Or, Fun and Frolic in the S...
9
Stern saw-andrejoiced in the sight-thatthe obeah's jaw hung surely broken, all awry.
Darkness and Dawn
10
The floor, the ceiling, and the side, are all awry.
Moby Dick
11
Do not dream too much, or you will prick your lace patterns all awry.
Bébée; Or, Two Little Wooden Shoes
12
One would think that being blown up would throw one's evening's schedule all awry.
Quicksilver
13
And you with the pillow all awry, and that bit of a shawl over you!
Heartsease; Or, The Brother's Wife
14
His uniform looked as if it had been slept in, and his orders were all awry.
The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies
15
In whacking him off I broke one of his legs, and made his wings all awry.
Ways of Wood Folk
16
His body seemed to be all awry as if he were standing in an unnatural position.
In the Wilderness
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