canting

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The hardware and software systems control the canting foil arms and the British team has struggled to make the system work efficiently.

From Seattle Times

He is weak as water, a man of canting hypocrisy.

From Washington Post

Another paper put it this way: “An old maid is one of the most cranky, ill-natured, maggoty, peevish, conceited, disagreeable, hypocritical, fretful, noisy, gibing, canting, censorious, out-of-the-way, never-to-be-pleased, good-for-nothing creatures.”

From New York Times

“But it is possible that he knew about canting arms. Or maybe he just had a vivid imagination.”

From The Guardian

The 75-foot boat, designed in conjunction with Challenger of Record Luna Rossa of Italy, will use twin canting T-foils to help lift the hull completely out of the water in order to increase speed.

From Washington Times