slantways

Example Sentences

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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 looked slantways out of the corners of his eyes.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

The great forces of the French king, coming down slantways from the north and east, had had nearly four miles to march to his three.

From Poitiers by Belloc, Hilaire

Ned Alderson stood outside; he stood slantways, not looking at her.

From Mary Olivier: a Life by Sinclair, May

"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