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
Great drifts which had slanted to the tops of north windows twelve hours before were almost gone.
From Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
It was against his supporting frame that Ophelia had slanted limply the while she laughed.
From Sundry Accounts by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
Already he spoke with satisfaction of taking a smaller house next year; ultimately of "retiring" to an undefined "little place in the country," toward which in recent years his talk had slanted somewhat wistfully....
From V. V.'s Eyes by Henry Sydnor Harrison
