slantwise

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

He said “the building collapsed like a chopstick falling slantwise to the ground” and that it had happened very suddenly.

From The Guardian

Western readers may find the allusions frustratingly indirect, but Kadare has accustomed himself to telling his tales slantwise, even in a post-totalitarian era where anything goes.

From New York Times

As SAMO, he dealt in words, artfully executed with marker or spray can, to be sure, but nevertheless words intended to convey meaning, slantwise — that is to say, poetry.

From New York Times

He gave a slantwise smile, looking out of the corner of his eye.

From New York Times

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