aslant

Example Sentences

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“The Peanuts Papers” hammers home that fully appreciating Charles M. Schulz’s juggernaut, which ran in newspapers from 1950 to 2000, requires looking aslant at its genre.

From New York Times • Dec. 25, 2019

In one of the corn fields a scarecrow caught her eye, crossed staves propped aslant, and the corn husks rotting under it.

From The Guardian • Oct. 26, 2018

Even for readers who prefer the sensation of moving ahead to moving aslant, “Texas Blood” is a rich journey.

From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2018

Bruce Grinnord parked aslant in his usual spot and ran inside the DiZi Corp. headquarters.

From Slate • Sep. 18, 2014

It led me aslant over the hill, through a wide bog, which would have been impassable in winter, and was splashy and shaking even now, in the height of summer.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë