Sentence examples for slanted downward from inspiring English sources

For instance, Daru Jones, a drummer who has toured with artists including Jack White, plays his drums in an unconventional arrangement, with some of his drums slanted downward toward the floor.

This is the case with the cruciform patterns of the tall, heraldic "Die Fahne hoch!" (which also reads as a homage to Mr. Johns's work); the radiating diamond pattern of "Zambezi"; and the velvety cascade of "Point of Pines," in which parallel diagonal stripes slant downward from the vertical center line of the canvas.

A line slanting downward from the eye to the tip of the opened lower mandible may be used for sighting on prey before diving or when swimming under water.

After a short distance (where I imagine the ticket booth would have been located), the floor begins to slant downward for about 20 feet as you descend into the theater.

The typical rabbit hole, by contrast, is between four and six inches wide at the opening and slants downward several feet at a shallow angle: a challenging environment for a free fall, even for someone as small as Alice.

It's 5 days of shows, parties and donair-gorging in a town with more bars and schools per capita than any other place in Canada, an intersection devoted to pizza, where the streets all slant downward to gently guide you home.

The floors of Margulis's tiny apartment slant slightly downward.

Dantonio noticed that the strip lights in the Chile video tended to sag under their own weight, "slanting slightly downward in the opposite direction of overall travel.

Smear more blood downward and slanted off toward the side of your face, stopping at the base of your neck.

Press your ruler against the sides of the triangles to slant them slightly downward.

Flip your toothbrush, pointing the bristles downward and slightly slanted towards your teeth.