Example Sentences
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The slanting sides of the work appear as a yawing, rusted ship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
As summer progresses, the dangling seed heads fade to a warm straw and are beautiful when backlit in the slanting light of autumn.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 7, 2023
By Monday, the building renowned for its slanting appearance was rubble.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2023
D’Angelo Russell lost the ball and the Golden State Warriors were off to the races, Stephen Curry slanting a pass ahead to a wide-open Andrew Wiggins.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2023
When she opened them, the garden patch had vanished far behind them, and Jeremy, searching the trees below, began a long, slanting descent.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
