diagonally
Example Sentences
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She had to lay all the fabric out flat diagonally as it was even too long for Barnoldswick Independent Methodist Church Hall.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
Needing to be unfurled twice, like a travel brochure, the smartphone packs a display measuring 10 inches diagonally when fully opened—almost as big as a standard tablet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
Recall from grade school fraction math that you may cancel diagonally; the two “sales” disappear, as do the “assets.”
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
In the images, several long, nearly parallel features run diagonally across the scene.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2025
Aunt Gloria lay on her back diagonally across the bed, her foot hanging over the edge and the duvet crooked.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
