Examples of diagonally in a Sentence
placed two strips of pimiento diagonally on each deviled egg
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Only two bodies remain still: Ferran’s, in one corner of the platform, and that of a young man (Jabez Sykes) diagonally across from her, tall and willowy and pale — two statues that seem moonlit while the rest of the world writhes and sweats around them.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
Oblique fracture: The break slants diagonally across the bone.
—Maggie Aime, Msn, Health, 25 Dec. 2024
Create structures that allow employees to move laterally and diagonally within the organization.
—Jason Richmond, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Anderson has also wrapped denim into an asymmetrical form so that the fabric drapes diagonally from one jutting hip, falling as fluidly as an elegant gown painted by John Singer Sargent.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
Oblique fracture: The break slants diagonally across the bone.
—Maggie Aime, Msn, Health, 25 Dec. 2024
Create structures that allow employees to move laterally and diagonally within the organization.
—Jason Richmond, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Anderson has also wrapped denim into an asymmetrical form so that the fabric drapes diagonally from one jutting hip, falling as fluidly as an elegant gown painted by John Singer Sargent.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for diagonally
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“Diagonally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diagonally. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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