slant
verb (used without object)
to veer or angle away from a given level or line, especially from a horizontal; slope.
had slanted
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past perfectof slant.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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“Our building had slanted a few inches westward,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2021
The sun had slanted over the roofs in such a way that Neeley was in the sun and his face was clear and bright, while Francie looked dark and angry in the shadow.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
The thrust had slanted and made only a flesh wound ... which enabled the fellow to loaf on a sort of sick-leave, during the rest of the trip.
From Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative by Harry Kemp
The sun had slanted slow; ceibas and silk-cotton woods threw a shade dark almost as twilight; but the air was full of breathless heat, and Kettle's white drill clothes hung upon him clammy and damp.
From A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle by Stanley L. Wood
The Frenchmen were a good ten minutes trimming sails and bracing their yards for the chase; and by that time Cap'n Dick had slanted up well on their weather bow.
From The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
