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

He used the same instrument to determine the set of the eyes, holding it slantwise from the eye socket to the cheekbone.

From Time Magazine Archive

She came slantwise across the square, and he dashed to meet her.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau