aslant
Americanadverb
adjective
preposition
adverb
preposition
Etymology
Origin of aslant
1250–1300; Middle English on slont, on slent on slope, at a slant
Example Sentences
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“The Peanuts Papers” hammers home that fully appreciating Charles M. Schulz’s juggernaut, which ran in newspapers from 1950 to 2000, requires looking aslant at its genre.
From New York Times ● Dec. 25, 2019
This increasingly common airport scene, seen slightly aslant, might call to mind The Matrix, when we first realize where Neo has been living his whole life: in a cubicallike, life-supporting vat.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2019
Even for readers who prefer the sensation of moving ahead to moving aslant, “Texas Blood” is a rich journey.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2018
I wonder out loud at how badly the new brickwork has been laid; the bricks float aslant on cement that oozes out from between them like jam in an overfilled Victoria sponge.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 20, 2010
Leaving my basket at the base of the willow tree, I climbed onto a strong limb that grew aslant the brook.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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