kitty-cornered
adjective
kitty-corner
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a variation of
kitty-cornered.
Example Sentences
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It was housed in a very old building on Third Avenue, kitty-corner from the Bon, with almost all used books and a book lover’s delight for browsing.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2023
The country’s best sumo wrestlers practice kitty-corner from a 99-cent store in a Torrance strip mall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2022
A group of elderly Italian women with dyed hair sat in lawn chairs in front of a building kitty-corner from the park, looking like extras hired to keep the place honest.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 8, 2019
Bruce Hainline lived kitty-corner from Marie’s sister, whose husband owned a used-car business.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 3, 2018
Down the block from the Shaws lived the town’s mayor; kitty-corner from the mayor lived their LDS bishop.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
