oblique

Instead of confronting the grief head-on, Mr. Wladyka takes a more oblique approach, delving into Ha-Chan’s rich imagination to show her, for example, picturing herself floating weightless during a dance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

There was the oblique strain in early April that sidelined him for more than a month.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

Though many critics and historians have tried, it’s impossible to get to the true root of a work as oblique as “Possession.”

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

And he strained his right oblique in each of the last two seasons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

The oblique late afternoon rays turned the ends of his hair a chocolate brown.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

The obliques are muscles that span from the ribs to the pelvis and help the body’s ability to bend and rotate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2023

For just $2,599, this sleek and sturdy item offers users plate-loaded core training in a seated position, and a swivel seat to easily transition to targeting your obliques.

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2023

“It’s weird how these obliques are; you just never know,” Martinez said of Suero, adding that the reliever is breathing fine.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 2021

“Hopefully it’s a short stint, but obliques are tricky,” manager Kevin Cash said.

From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2019

The letter v is printed by two short obliques meeting at the bottom.

From Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. by Mary E. Mann

The instant his back was turned, the old man obliqued crabwise to the side of the road.

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908 by Various

In doing this we obliqued to the southwest to escape a heavy fire now reaching us from the north and the quicker to get protection from the rolling ground.

From A Historic Sketch Lest We Forget Company E 26th Ohio Infantry by Walden Kelly

When we struck the snow-patch slope we obliqued over to our trail up, and began to back track.

From Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin

On observing this convergence of his silent and persevering pursuers, Costal suddenly obliqued to the right.

From The Tiger Hunter by Mayne Reid

They obliqued across the street, still running forward, and at their grandfather's gate Herbert turned in and sped toward the house.

From Gentle Julia by C. Allan Gilbert

The path was but a ledge, which, after running fifty yards in a direct line, made an abrupt double back in the opposite direction, all the while obliquing downwards.

From The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley by Mayne Reid

If at half step or mark time while obliquing, the oblique march is resumed by the commands: 1 Oblique, 2.

From Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry of the Army of the United States 1917 to be also used by Engineer Companies (Mounted) for Cavalry Instruction and Training by U. S. War Department

If at half step or mark time while obliquing, Oblique, March.

From Military Instructors Manual by Oliver Schoonmaker

In this way I should rise by steps, as it were, obliquing always in the direction of the hatchway.

From The Boy Tar by Edward Read

Half faced to front after obliquing, Forward, March.

From Military Instructors Manual by Oliver Schoonmaker