sloping

Example Sentences

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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

Foiling the visual expectations of a lifetime, the four-door’s glass roof joins the car’s sloping rear deck just over the rear axle, omitting a transparent panel of any kind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

A house with a sloping red roof and a barn where cows mooed, a sheltered well right in front.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron