slantways

Example Sentences

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

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

He looked slantways out of the corners of his eyes.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

"What makes a kite go up slantways against, or on, the wind, which is the same thing in sailing?" continued Harry.

From The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound by Bindloss, Harold

It blew in slantways under the top, then described a curve upward, and downward again, as if it were going to settle on the right end of the back.

From Over Prairie Trails by Grove, Frederick Philip

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

From Mary Olivier: a Life by Sinclair, May