slanting

Example Sentences

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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

D’Angelo Russell lost the ball and the Golden State Warriors were off to the races, Stephen Curry slanting a pass ahead to a wide-open Andrew Wiggins.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2023

The second picture contained for foreground only the dim peak of a hill, with grass and some leaves slanting as if by a breeze.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë