Example Sentences

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Recall from grade school fraction math that you may cancel diagonally; the two “sales” disappear, as do the “assets.”

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

When fully open, the TriFold’s display measures 10 inches diagonally, about the size of a standard tablet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

In the images, several long, nearly parallel features run diagonally across the scene.

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2025

He explained how he coached his players to pass the ball diagonally instead of simply down the wing.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2024

The taller one has a shaved head and a scar that cuts diagonally across part of his scalp.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman