aslant
Example Sentences
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A pair of rectangular glasses sit somewhat aslant on his round face, which after weeks of frantic travel and fitful sleep showed signs of enervation.
From New York Times • May 24, 2022
Even for readers who prefer the sensation of moving ahead to moving aslant, “Texas Blood” is a rich journey.
From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2018
I wonder out loud at how badly the new brickwork has been laid; the bricks float aslant on cement that oozes out from between them like jam in an overfilled Victoria sponge.
From The Guardian • Nov. 20, 2010
It’s the world of Blueschild Baby, viewed aslant.
From Slate
It led me aslant over the hill, through a wide bog, which would have been impassable in winter, and was splashy and shaking even now, in the height of summer.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
