diagonally
Example Sentences
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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
Traditional denim is typically cotton woven diagonally in a twill, which makes it rough, said Steph Giri, who costumes dancers at the University of Utah and has never put one in jeans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
The large, angled handkerchief is a subtle formal echo of the drapery opening diagonally above Mariana’s head.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2024
She pedaled harder, but the boat kept sliding diagonally backward.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
