aslant
Americanadverb
adjective
preposition
adverb
preposition
Etymology
Origin of aslant
1250–1300; Middle English on slont, on slent on slope, at a slant
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
Around midafternoon I stopped to eat in La Reforma, a small town aslant on the mountainside, scattered on both sides of the road, one building signposted Restaurante Rosa.
From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2019
Raban’s writing has grown infinitely more sophisticated since then, but its leitmotifs – struggles with overbearing authority, a search for refuge in a world that seems aslant – have remained.
From The Guardian • Dec. 30, 2016
It’s the world of Blueschild Baby, viewed aslant.
From Slate
I look carefully down, aslant under the stall wall, and there are two red shoes.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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