Sentence examples for placed aslant from inspiring English sources
The oar pushes the weight against its breadth, and being pushed by it it in return drives the ship straight forward; but the rudder, being placed aslant, causes movement also to be at an angle, either in one direction or the other.
A large Russian Orthodox cross — a three-barred cross with the bottom bar set aslant — has been erected on the summit of the dome.
The rhythm section put the tune aslant, giving it attitude and resonance and swing.
They moved down the ridge through a thicket of rhododendron, the ground so aslant that in a couple of places he'd have tumbled if he hadn't watched how Lucy did it, front foot sideways and leaning backward.
It was one of Lane's wall hangings, vivid patterns on a red background, a gold medallion like a sun glowing between two vibrant black bars aslant, intersecting at a distant point.
For those wanting to keep it independent-minded, Swords-Smith, the emerging designer incubator, introduces its first in-house capsule collection this week, a range of 14 tweaked basics like an Aslant cropped top ($165) and high-waist, wide-leg trousers with contrasting color details ($295).
His hat, aslant over his brow, and took a pose on his toes for all of us.
It hung aslant, away down.
The sun's angle became more aslant.
In performance, the bassoon is held aslant on a sling.
