slantwise
Example Sentences
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A saxophone solo by Lehman, 44, adds textures that he’s honed on his alto instrument: slantwise methods that he developed in formal training and time on the New York scene.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
He gave a slantwise smile, looking out of the corner of his eye.
From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2014
I can see it all now,—the slantwise rain Of light through the leaves,The sundown's blaze on her window-pane, The bloom of her roses under the eaves.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 11, 2012
Then an attendant noticed something strange: one of the numbers on the winning card was printed slantwise.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sleet drummed slantwise at the great rigid envelope of the craft, making a noise that almost drowned the clatter and howl of the straining engines, and obscuring the view of the ground.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
