Example Sentences

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It was good bowling from Finn, a three card trick, with the wide away-swinger following two balls that were slanting straight in at the stumps.

From The Guardian • Dec. 8, 2012

Mr. Bremer said Google had gone public with its opposition to the proposed law because German news organizations were not reporting on the issue or were slanting their coverage to emphasize their own stance.

From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2012

The Bears struggled because the Panthers were slanting their line.

From Chicago Tribune • Oct. 29, 2012

Dr. Thomas H. Johnson of the Bartol Research Foundation and others found that more cosmic rays were slanting to the east than to the west.

From Time Magazine Archive

Her arm ached, her mouth tasted of blood, her legs were trembling, and shafts of pale dawn light were slanting through the trees.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin