Sentence examples for sideways angle from inspiring English sources

In his fine historical novels, he has often approached the past from a sideways angle, and here views the events in Dallas from Paine's perspective, which gives them an unexpected freshness.

Liking Ponca City, even loving it, as I sometimes thought I did, was a trap, because I could only relate to Ponca City from a kind of sideways angle, and, if I loved it too much, I might end up never finding the place where I was straightforwardly supposed to be.

Like so many other remnants of conflict, the bomb that Chenda brought to the surface may well have stayed unnoticed in the thick river mud, its fins protruding at a sideways angle, had it not caught on the net of a 42-year-old fisherman, Yor Dieb, last month.

The Boeing 757-200 approached the runway at a sideways angle and touched down safely.

Put your pointer finger and thumb slightly together at a sideways angle.

Your knees should be pointing forward at a small sideways angle.

After defining the physical and mechanical properties, the samples were tested with a linear cutting test rig using chisel type cutting tools having different sideways angles to determine the cuttability of the stones; this included the maximum tool forces and relationships between cutting performance of chisel tools and the mechanical properties of the stones.

Mistee stepped back from the counter and turned sideways, angling herself toward me, not the register.

As opposed to "volume of punches," Koncz said, Pacquiao "moves sideways, makes angles, with more intent and purpose".

— When the starting gates open Saturday for the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby, five front-running horses, all stuck in outside posts, will angle sideways and race one another to the rail.

The sixth arrives with feet and arms in a perfect fifth position, but with her torso leaning forward and her head angled sideways.