diagonally

Example Sentences

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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

Traditional denim is typically cotton woven diagonally in a twill, which makes it rough, said Steph Giri, who costumes dancers at the University of Utah and has never put one in jeans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

He explained how he coached his players to pass the ball diagonally instead of simply down the wing.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2024

Aunt Gloria lay on her back diagonally across the bed, her foot hanging over the edge and the duvet crooked.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd