slanting

Example Sentences

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Their architect, Michael Lehrer, created a striking design with a butterfly roof slanting up in two directions from the center, zigzag walls and picture windows front and back.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026

The slanting sides of the work appear as a yawing, rusted ship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Generally, a prefabricated model will be about 18 inches tall on the highest side, its lid slanting downward to a foot or lower.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2023

By Monday, the building renowned for its slanting appearance was rubble.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2023

It looked queer among the tenements with its tiny small-paned windows, clapboards and steep slanting roof.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith