diagonally

Example Sentences

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She had to lay all the fabric out flat diagonally as it was even too long for Barnoldswick Independent Methodist Church Hall.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Needing to be unfurled twice, like a travel brochure, the smartphone packs a display measuring 10 inches diagonally when fully opened—almost as big as a standard tablet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Recall from grade school fraction math that you may cancel diagonally; the two “sales” disappear, as do the “assets.”

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

In the images, several long, nearly parallel features run diagonally across the scene.

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2025

She neatened the border of her sari where it rose diagonally across her chest.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri