zigzag

Example Sentences

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We see the folds best in raking light—directed at the painting from an acute angle—and the fleshy effect was created by the painter zigzagging the wax pigment across her neck in layers.

From The Wall Street Journal

As they climbed the stairs, Danny caught sight of a girl about his age, zigzagging her way through the lobby.

From Literature

I focused on my carrots, lining them up with my fork vertically, then horizontally, then zigzag.

From Literature

The computer plays itself quietly, lighting up in measured, zigzagging rows until one or two players take up the controllers, which operate the game’s so-called paddles.

From The Wall Street Journal

Our hotel is located in one of Toledo’s narrow zigzagging alleys.

From Literature