obliquely
in an oblique manner or direction.
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How to use obliquely in a sentence
City Attorney Mara Elliott obliquely accused Council President Sean Elo-Rivera of sexism Monday after he criticized her for announcing a proposed settlement she had reached before informing the City Council.
City Attorney Accuses Council President of Trying to Silence Her as Council Approves Settlement with Accused Broker | Andrew Keatts | September 13, 2022 | Voice of San DiegoStill, Rhodes has been obliquely mentioned in other Capitol rioter court documents for months.
Crew of Far-Right Militia Honchos Slapped with Jan. 6 Subpoenas | Pilar Melendez, Jose Pagliery | November 23, 2021 | The Daily BeastLast but definitely not the least, in-market audiences are those customers who you do not directly target but still obliquely address in your search campaigns.
How to use in-market audiences for better search campaigns | Harikrishna Kundariya | August 18, 2020 | Search Engine WatchAt the end of the meeting, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein obliquely took Republicans to task.
Mystery Solved: Here’s Why Big Business Keeps Supporting Republicans Even as Republicans Destroy the Economy | Daniel Gross | October 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd it also addressed, however obliquely, the concerns of his Palestinian constituents back home.
The Afghan government will issue a news release obliquely blaming Pakistan.
He obliquely alluded to the classified program during his State of the Union address in January.
She has been linked on and off with rapper Kid Cudi, and has tweeted about him obliquely for months.
Amanda Bynes Quits Hollywood: Behind Her Erratic Behavior | Jacob Bernstein | April 6, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTComing down upon each other obliquely, these broad streams meet about the middle of the tropical belt.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate ShalerThe whole was sometimes placed obliquely, or even turned upside down, doubtless for the same reason.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowHer gaze was obliquely attentive to his face, rugged and battered by travel, sallow now, where it had once been bronze.
The Creators | May SinclairInstead, we may distinguish four main groups of roads radiating from London, and a fifth which runs obliquely.
The ford, though, was not right across; a ledge of rock traversed the river obliquely.
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