Words similar to awry

Example sentences for: awry

How can you use “awry” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Early reports linked Markhasev to a Russian car-theft ring, but police now say the killing looks like a random robbery attempt gone awry.
No one knows the meaning of this enigmatic, red-chalk drawing--while Cupid sleeps, love goes awry?
If the operation goes awry, Congress can load all the blame on the president.
But Florida has been insistent about keeping its lethal furniture, even though three times in the last nine years, beginning with Jesse Tafero, the chair has gone awry.
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.