slantingly

Example Sentences

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I tried to jump aside, but it was not necessary: with one touch on the ground it shot slantingly past me like a ricochet bullet.

From Jock of the Bushveld by Fitzpatrick, Percy, Sir

I have seen few old collections in better condition than that of the late E. Mulsant, of Lyons, France; and he used iron wire, cut slantingly, of the requisite length—a common custom in France.

From Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects by Riley, C. V.

The breeze was on her beam, and much fresher with her than farther in the bay, so that the feluccas steered slantingly across her course as she made for the rock.

From Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 by Various

While weaving, the spokes should be held slantingly outward.

From Practical Basketry by Gill, Anna A.

The grinding is done upon a stone set slantingly on the ground.

From American Indians by Starr, Frederick