slant
verb (used without object)
to veer or angle away from a given level or line, especially from a horizontal; slope.
was slanting
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past progressiveof slant.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Soldiers cordoned off the area before using dynamite to blast the first ruined building apart -- a 12-story residential tower that had partially collapsed and was slanting toward the street.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Administration officials said there was no evidence that Mr. Ratcliffe was slanting intelligence or withholding information from the president.
From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2020
The lunchtime discussion lasted through tea, and eventually the late-afternoon sunlight was slanting through the multicolored alabaster panes of Bushra’s living-room windows.
From New York Times ● Oct. 31, 2018
I wasn't being nosy but in the dim light of the bus, the brightness of his mobile caught my attention even though he was slanting it slightly away from me.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2017
When she woke, the pale light of morning was slanting through her window, yet she felt as sick and achy as if she had not slept at all.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
