crossways
Example Sentences
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Villaraigosa, a former labor leader who’s gotten crossways with teacher unions among other party mainstays, professed not to care.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025
Mr. Pieters said he first got crossways with the agency after a lawyer complained about his Twitter posts to his supervisors.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
In other words, it’s certainly possible, although the DOJ spokesman denies it, that yet again Barr has gotten crossways with his own department over religious liberty.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2020
Modly said he was aware his predecessor lost his job because the Navy “got crossways with the president,” and said, “I didn’t want that to happen again.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 7, 2020
Father laid his knife and fork crossways on his plate and took a breath, satisfied he’d gained the upper hand.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
