off-center

Example Sentences

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The latter is notable for its off-center, diagonal composition, which creates the illusion that the space of the painting and that of the church are one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Physicists can adjust the cylinder’s resonant frequency, trying to match and amplify the tiny radio signal from any axions, by repositioning one or two off-center tuning rods.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 20, 2024

Scientists have the first direct evidence that the powerful magnetic fields created in off-center collisions of atomic nuclei induce an electric current in "deconfined" nuclear matter.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2024

But something that has been a glimmer of light for me has been seeing how strange films or films that are a little off-center are rising to the surface in interesting ways.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2023

Short pants, tube socks, and Reeboks would have been a little off-center but not weird.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg