catty-corner
- a variation of catty-cornered.
Example Sentences
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Of course, the moment passed, and I go to board my plane, and he’s sitting catty-corner to me and it’s a five-hour flight back to New York.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2020
Thirty-five years after Christy was last seen buying cat food at the store catty-corner from the Martinez home, law enforcement spent five days excavating the small yard where she reportedly once played.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 25, 2019
I aimed catty-corner for the rear of the building, where I knew there was a door that opened to an outside staircase.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2018
LIU Brooklyn is kind of around the corner from an Alamo Drafthouse and down the street from BAM, which is catty-corner to Junior's Cheesecake and a stone's throw of Barclays Center.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 13, 2018
Lee Chong’s grocery was on its catty-corner right and Dora’s Bear Flag Restaurant was on its catty-corner left.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
