slantways

Example Sentences

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He looked slantways out of the corners of his eyes.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

Then louder and faster, a driving torrent falling slantways from the slate sky, like water from a sluice.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

Ned Alderson stood outside; he stood slantways, not looking at her.

From Mary Olivier: a Life by Sinclair, May

The great forces of the French king, coming down slantways from the north and east, had had nearly four miles to march to his three.

From Poitiers by Belloc, Hilaire

If you work without this, place the material straight over the forefinger of the left hand; the material must never be held slantways.

From Beeton's Book of Needlework by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)