Words similar to awry

Example sentences for: awry

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As soon as it became clear that the mission had gone awry, Pentagon brass began leaking profligately: In the span of a few days, anonymous quotes appeared in the Post , New York Times , Los Angeles Times , Washington Times , Wall Street Journal , and all three newsweeklies.
In other words, the context was inappropriate: as if one heard his priest say “Goddammit !,” despite the fact that one said it oneself whenever something went awry.
No one knows the meaning of this enigmatic, red-chalk drawing--while Cupid sleeps, love goes awry?
Plan A went awry, however, when the British arrested Kovner as he attempted to leave Palestine.
Early reports linked Markhasev to a Russian car-theft ring, but police now say the killing looks like a random robbery attempt gone awry.