crosswise

When the balloon stretches, the width crosswise shrinks to the size of a string.

Elected Republicans who once privately mocked the conspiracy theories about a stolen election now publicly insist that Mr. Trump was the true winner, out of fear of getting crosswise with their constituents or with him.

Thinly slice the roast crosswise and serve the meat and the ribs with the jus on the side.

China has accused him and wife Liu Fang of taking bribes; they deny it and say they were targeted because he got crosswise with China’s Communist power structure.

Cut each piece of pork in half lengthwise, then crosswise into bite-size pieces.