sloping

Example Sentences

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It was hard to run balls on to the greens because of the sticky approaches, but the sloping putting surfaces were often too firm to hold.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Fix the Fells' partnership manager Isabel Berry said the route's "sloping, slippery surface is currently difficult to walk on" leading people to use the areas at either side.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

A fastback design calls for a roughly diagonal profile and backlight glass sloping from the trailing edge of the roofline to the deck lid, a feature nowhere in sight.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Respect that the stock’s 50-month simple moving average is now sloping higher for the first time in five years.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

At last she saw a modern building that nestled against the ground, down a low sloping hill.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt