crosswise

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When the balloon stretches, the width crosswise shrinks to the size of a string.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2024

To prepare the chicken, cut each breast lengthwise into ½-inch strips, then cut the strips crosswise into 1-inch pieces.

From Washington Times • May 2, 2023

To make two large-sized, standard cones, fold a large piece of parchment paper in half, crosswise to form two equally sized triangles.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2023

Slice the apple crosswise to get four center-cut apple rings each about 1/2 inch thick.

From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2022

And long after Becky and Dara Lynn goes inside, I lay out there on my back in the grass, not caring about the dew, Shiloh against me crosswise, his paws on my chest.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor