slant

Example Sentences

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More notable than the volume of Friday’s expiration is the heavy slant toward puts.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

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 • Jan. 13, 2026

That is just solid legal analysis that really should not have a partisan or ideological slant.

From Slate • Jan. 10, 2026

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 • Dec. 9, 2025

The slant was very steep and there were only a few blocks of wood nailed down, very far apart from each other, that the workmen used for footholds.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers