sloping

Example Sentences

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“Crude oil has been trading in a downward sloping channel since the middle of May.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

It was hard to run balls on to the greens because of the sticky approaches, but the sloping putting surfaces were often too firm to hold.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Both term structures are sloping upwards, and the VIX futures are trading with a large premium to VIX.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

A fastback design calls for a roughly diagonal profile and backlight glass sloping from the trailing edge of the roofline to the deck lid, a feature nowhere in sight.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

The path was crooked, rocky, and potholed, sloping downhill like the last one, and it seemed to be heading for a patch of dark trees a little below them.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling