endwise
Example Sentences
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It was carefully arranged out of the eyes of peacock feathers, exactly as if a stiff peacock fan had been erected endwise on his head.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
The captain could not remember the proper command to turn the company endwise, and the situation was becoming decidedly embarrassing, when one of those thoughts born of the depths of despair came to his rescue.
From Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life by William H. Herndon
But in other woods, the ends of some cells which meet endwise are absorbed, thus forming a continuous series of elements which constitute an open tube.
From Wood and Forest by William Noyes
I could not for the life of me remember the word of command for getting my company endwise so that it would get through the gate.
From Boys' and Girls' Biography of Abraham Lincoln by James H. Shaw
Had it lodged endwise it would have jammed the stick even farther forward, and I would have had to jump or dive in with the ship.
From Test Pilot by Jimmy Collins
