slantways

Example Sentences

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He looked slantways out of the corners of his eyes.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

Then louder and faster, a driving torrent falling slantways from the slate sky, like water from a sluice.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

He threw himself over slantways, and with his head bent as if it was broken, dropped into her arms.

From Life and Death of Harriett Frean by Sinclair, May

"Stand on this box," said Joe to Dodo, "and look hard at that small slantways branch, with the little bunch on it!"

From Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners by Fuertes, Louis Agassiz

"What makes a kite go up slantways against, or on, the wind, which is the same thing in sailing?" continued Harry.

From The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound by Bindloss, Harold