as in transversely
in a line or direction running from corner to corner
placed two strips of pimiento diagonally on each deviled egg
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Recent Examples of diagonally
In the footage, Victoria steps out diagonally opposite of Brooklyn, her back slightly turned toward him.
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Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
These screens are usually 4-5 inches measured diagonally.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Ross pulled his vehicle diagonally in front of Munoz-Guatemala to force him to stop.
—Ryan J. Foley, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
To apply grout, use the rubber float to spread the grout diagonally across the tile, forcing it into the seams.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 5 Jan. 2026
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Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
These screens are usually 4-5 inches measured diagonally.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Ross pulled his vehicle diagonally in front of Munoz-Guatemala to force him to stop.
—Ryan J. Foley, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
To apply grout, use the rubber float to spread the grout diagonally across the tile, forcing it into the seams.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 5 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for diagonally
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diagonally
Adverb
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Its mighty 12-cylinder heart is mounted transversely, stretching side-to-side across the chassis instead of the front-to-back layout usually used with engines of more than four cylinders.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
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At night, the dinette converts over into the 53 x 74-in (135 x 188-cm) double bed that runs transversely.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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By the way, our Earth is only about 8,000 miles across.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, the sinkhole had grown to 7 feet across and 10 feet deep and continues to actively erode the ground around it, Krul told The Star.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Official Hollywood posters, especially in the Reagan years, were spurned in favor of surreal homegrown imagery, most of it only obliquely connected to the movies in question.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2026
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In related news, drummer Josh Freese recently commented obliquely on his short stint as a Foo Fighter.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Make another layer with another 1/4 of the eggplant slices, this time arranging them crosswise to the first layer.—
Carolyn Casner,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Aug. 2022
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Serve: Carve the chicken breasts off the bone, slice them crosswise, and serve with the salad.—
Beth Segal,
cleveland,
23 Sep. 2021
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“Diagonally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diagonally. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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