slant

Example Sentences

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The exterior walls of the old, square cabin were unpainted plywood, and the part of the flat, slanted roof that was still standing was covered with black tar paper.

From Literature

But he didn’t quit the project, and future designs were full of oblong shapes, zig-zagging roofs and slanted walls, designs that were playful but also a nonsensical view of reality.

From Los Angeles Times

The play, a lethal slant that the Crimson Tide called “Shortie,” had once enabled Jones to become the most devastating wideout in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal

Images slope and slant, capturing the listing movement of the ship deck.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her work has a continuity, an obsessional quality that transcends any one given form and reflects instead on the eccentric and brilliant slant of her personality and perspective.

From Los Angeles Times