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

A straw has been known to penetrate the body of a tree endwise by the extreme velocity imparted to it when carried in the vortex of a tornado.

From Nature's Miracles, Volume 1 Familiar Talks on Science—World-Building and Life. Earth, Air and Water. by Gray, Elisha

The school children sat on forms placed endwise down the centre aisle.

From Greene Ferne Farm by Jefferies, Richard

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 Collins, Jimmy

Some I broke and put in endwise, and I was careful to give all as irregular a setting as possible, till the top was reached.

From The Idyl of Twin Fires by Eaton, Walter Prichard