slantwise
Example Sentences
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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 ● Feb. 23, 2018
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
One house's door hung slantwise on a twisted hinge, as though its occupants had plunged wildly through it in mad haste.
From Time Magazine Archive
The goblin looked slantwise at Harry, and the lightning scar on Harry’s forehead prickled, but he ignored it, refusing to acknowledge its pain or its invitation.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
