diagonally
- a word derived from diagonal.
Example Sentences
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Needing to be unfurled twice, like a travel brochure, the smartphone packs a display measuring 10 inches diagonally when fully opened—almost as big as a standard tablet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
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
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
It zigzagged diagonally up the slope, getting wider and skinnier as I went.
From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart
