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

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

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

The timbers of small corrals were broken, well housings aslant, outhouses blown over and destroyed.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols