aslant
Example Sentences
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A pair of rectangular glasses sit somewhat aslant on his round face, which after weeks of frantic travel and fitful sleep showed signs of enervation.
From New York Times • May 24, 2022
Around midafternoon I stopped to eat in La Reforma, a small town aslant on the mountainside, scattered on both sides of the road, one building signposted Restaurante Rosa.
From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2019
Bruce Grinnord parked aslant in his usual spot and ran inside the DiZi Corp. headquarters.
From Slate • Sep. 18, 2014
I wonder out loud at how badly the new brickwork has been laid; the bricks float aslant on cement that oozes out from between them like jam in an overfilled Victoria sponge.
From The Guardian • Nov. 20, 2010
And he stood the weapon upright against the massy-timbered door with one arrow across the horn aslant, then went back to his chair.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
