slantwise

Example Sentences

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A saxophone solo by Lehman, 44, adds textures that he’s honed on his alto instrument: slantwise methods that he developed in formal training and time on the New York scene.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2022

He gave a slantwise smile, looking out of the corner of his eye.

From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2014

I can see it all now,—the slantwise rain   Of light through the leaves,The sundown's blaze on her window-pane,   The bloom of her roses under the eaves.

From The Guardian • Jun. 11, 2012

New ship ways have been laid down, but not for several years is Australia's naval strength likely to give, say, a Japanese admiral cause for more than a slantwise smile.

From Time Magazine Archive

That he is falling and not flying is clear from his position, which is almost upside-down, slantwise to the few clouds; nevertheless he appears calm.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood