diagonal

Example Sentences

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So we did some country driving, along quiet roads in a residential area in Maryland, away from the slashing diagonal streets, traffic circles and pedestrians of D.C.

From Washington Post

The piece opened with a diagonal row of dancers facing a mirror.

From New York Times

In the 15th minute, Balcer scored her first goal on a diagonal pass from Veronica Latsko into the middle of the box.

From Seattle Times

In the postwar years, Auerbach found exhilarating subject matter in the bombed sites that still littered London, and evoked the city’s postwar reconstruction in dynamic compositions of thrusting diagonals and verticals balanced by geometric forms.

From New York Times

Next year’s eclipse will slice a diagonal line across North America on April 8, which falls on a Monday.

From Seattle Times