Off Kilter

I watched myself tilt my head and coyly smile in the bottom right corner of the chat window-the two off-kilter lamps in the room were casting an asymmetrical shadow over half my face. ❋ Lauren Oh (2011)

Of course, nerds are no stranger to "off-kilter," and their wedding cakes often reflect it. ❋ Ross Luippold (2010)

So is a prospective candidate with a slightly off-kilter appearance better off altering or embracing it? ❋ Ruth Graham (2010)

The song begins with a guitar-backed "recitative" before launching into an off-kilter pseudo-waltz in 7/8 time. ❋ Daniel J. Kushner (2011)

It takes a special kind of bravery to put forward a wedding cake that might be a little off-kilter, but truly reflects the new couple's sensibilities. ❋ Ross Luippold (2010)

I just thought this was all such a great off-kilter take on what we all think about Pakistan - sometimes. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The eyes of the lead “actresses” are often oddly slanted, off-kilter in relation to each other. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The overall tone is "madcap," which does fit the off-kilter medical emergency side of it. ❋ Metalana (2009)

The lacklustre band name – picked because main members Neil and Sharon Finn formed Pajama Club while lounging in their jim-jams one night – is a terrible introduction to an unexpectedly off-kilter project by the Crowded House leader and his wife. ❋ Unknown (2011)

I love the off-kilter rhyming and how it all seems non-sequitur and yet makes sense at the same time. ❋ Unknown (2009)

What the listener gets are sparkling, tumbling songs such as “Nothing Left,” which opens with an ominous riff, adds an off-kilter slashing rhythm section and leaps into an infectious fist-pump chant before cascading into a brilliant chorus that contains an actual hook. ❋ The Reliable Source (2010)