obliquely

Example Sentences

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Many schools referred only obliquely to the newly confrontational relationship between the federal government and higher ed in commentary accompanying their investment returns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

“Films are supposed to change hearts and challenge minds,” Saldaña noted, perhaps obliquely referencing the controversy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2025

The audience is visible obliquely off to the side or in raking shots.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2024

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, however, remarked obliquely that "he had never heard of him".

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2024

“Did you wash her all over?” my mother would ask him, speaking obliquely as usual.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides