How to Use awry in a Sentence

awry

adverb or adjective

• The first inkling that something was awry came later that morning.
  — Darrell Smith, sacbee, 23 Feb. 2018
• From those suppliers, the meat is sent via truck to the distribution center, and that’s where things went awry.
  — Christopher Jasper, Bloomberg.com, 1 Mar. 2018
• So when Nogueira’s post-up goes awry and the ball comes to DeRozan, the threat level for that possession escalates.
  — Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 26 Feb. 2018
• His former roommate now stands accused of killing him in what authorities are calling a love triangle gone horribly awry.
  — Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 7 Feb. 2018
• In the event something goes awry, the only protection is a 1972-period-correct lap belt.
  — Steve Siler, Car and Driver, 23 Feb. 2018
• Some Alexa users may feel like they’ve been dropped into a science fiction story about an artificial intelligence gone awry.
  — Don Sweeney, sacbee, 7 Mar. 2018
• However, when development goes awry, the filopodia persist.
  — Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2018
• But things went horribly awry after doctors wheeled the 81-year-old grandmother into the operating room.
  — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 17 Feb. 2018
• The low-budget horror sequel about a family road trip gone awry came in above analysts' predictions of $7 million to $9 million.
  — Sonaiya Kelley, latimes.com, 11 Mar. 2018
• In May, the U.S. paused its Yemen operations after a ground assault, supported by aircraft and drones, went awry.
  — Robert Windrem, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2018
• Bradley called a timeout to set up a final play, which went awry when Nate Kennell slipped after receiving a pass from Elijah Childs, who then missed a hurried shot at the buzzer.
  — Dakota Crawford, Indianapolis Star, 24 Feb. 2018
• Wind the clock back far enough and the clockwork goes awry.
  — The Economist, 18 Dec. 2019
• The Aztecs are prepared in the event either the snap or the hold goes awry.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2019
• But in the wind and snow, the rescue attempt goes awry.
  — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, 11 May 2018
• The movie’s last act gets splashed with gore, as the dinner goes awry.
  — Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2021
• The setting is Berlin, where a Cold War experiment gone awry made an exact copy of our world, reachable through a passage in the basement of a government office building.
  — Mike Hale, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2018
• Somehow along the way, the balance of this show went awry.
  — Matthew J. Palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, 14 May 2018
• The brothers go along with the deal, but things inevitably go awry.
  — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2020
• Once on the water, things go awry in ways predictable and not.
  — Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 11 Nov. 2021
• With Wheat at the plate, Rom had the runner at first picked off the bag, but the throw went awry and the tying run scored.
  — James Weber, Cincinnati.com, 16 June 2018
• And when things go awry, Ellie simply stabs them in the neck then and there.
  — Benjamin Levin, CNN Underscored, 15 June 2020
• Who gets to make these decisions, and who bears the cost if plans go awry?
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2022
• Then, things start to go awry, as a green, shrieking light emanates from the ground.
  — Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2019
• And there’s plenty of time to have things go awry, experts say.
  — Chronicle Staff, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2021
• The tests went awry and caused their heads to swell to a massive size, according to the book Weird Ohio.
  — Scott Wartman, Cincinnati.com, 11 Feb. 2020
• Of course things go awry, in as messy a way as possible.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 26 June 2021
• But when the time came to pull off the robbery, things started going awry.
  — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2019
• Having a plan in place, in case your stunt goes awry, is crucial.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
• Then again, if the Bulls are debating on this pick, the lottery went awry.
  — K.c. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 11 May 2018
• What is already a tough task would be even tougher if something goes awry early.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 22 Sep. 2022

Last Updated: 15 Nov 2024