slant
Example Sentences
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It was beginning to rain, a soft slanting rain that went through my shawl.
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They searched from the slanted loft down to the dirt cellar.
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Eventually, he found himself on a beach that slanted at just the right angle to make it ideal for napping.
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Fine slanted letters were scribbled in black ink.
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Farther up the road, Cully Pone’s shack had a familiar slant to its roof.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.