angle
Example Sentences
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As a young man, the nominee took a starring role at the central bank, and he has angled for years to lead it.
"He had such a variety that he would often get it wrong. In one point he would approach the net, open up angles, play a slice, a lob..."
From BBC
Continuing to take angles and space away from his opponent, Djokovic comfortably consolidated for a 4-1 lead and broke again to seal the opening set.
From BBC
She would angle herself to fly up through the clouds, soaring higher and higher in the white blur of them.
From Literature
“I didn’t. That was her plan. She knew that our Warsaw operation was being dismantled and insisted on supervising. I consented. She was always angling for assignments, and I figured this might scratch that itch.”
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
