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Definition of the day : « aslant »

  • As in askew : adj crooked
  • As in oblique : adj slanting; at an angle
  • As in awry : adj off course; amiss
  • As in wry : adj sarcastic, distorted
  • As in crosswise : adj across
  • As in slanting : adj inclining
  • As in sloping : adj askew
  • As in sloping : adj slanting
  • As in crosswise/crossways : adj across, at an angle
  • As in sideways : adv to the edge, exteriority
  • As in diagonally : adv at an angle
Example sentences :
  • He withdrew it from his hatband, where he always wore it aslant like a feather.
  • Extract from : « Moby Dick; or The Whale » by Herman Melville
  • They eyed him aslant as they worked, for visitors were rare occurrences.
  • Extract from : « Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker » by Marguerite Bryant
  • Aslant the face, with gratuitous blasphemy, the crown of thorns was tilted.
  • Extract from : « The Glory of the Trenches » by Coningsby Dawson
  • The sun's rays, while striking us aslant, furnished tranquil warmth.
  • Extract from : « The Smoky God » by Willis George Emerson
  • The walls themselves were aslant under a dizzy careening to starboard.
  • Extract from : « The Portal of Dreams » by Charles Neville Buck
  • Roast it, then cut off the fillets and cut them aslant and flatten them.
  • Extract from : « Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode » by Harriet A. de Salis
  • Joe twisted his mustache, eyed her aslant and took the plunge.
  • Extract from : « Cabin Fever » by B. M. Bower
  • He turned the glass so that the sun shown on it aslant and threw a glare toward her.
  • Extract from : « The Lookout Man » by B. M. Bower
  • The late afternoon sun shone in aslant through the western window, like a wide bar of gold.
  • Extract from : « The Little Colonel's Holidays » by Annie Fellows Johnston
  • Water-swept and aslant, it was preferable to the noisome, rat-haunted dungeons which served as cabins.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle