Examples of diagonally in a Sentence
placed two strips of pimiento diagonally on each deviled egg
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Rose Byrne stunned in a strapless black mermaid Dior gown that featured delicate embroidered floral appliqués with shimmering beadwork running diagonally across the bodice and down the skirt, which flowed into a train.
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Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 15 Mar. 2026
Grab your telescope and look out for a line of faint stars extending diagonally from Gienag above Algorab, which will lead you directly to the patch of sky containing M104!
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2026
To win, a player must get four coins in a row either horizontally, vertically or diagonally.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
One of them wore a dress with what looked like a clipping of a poster placed diagonally across her dress like a Miss Universe sash.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 7 Mar. 2026
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Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 15 Mar. 2026
Grab your telescope and look out for a line of faint stars extending diagonally from Gienag above Algorab, which will lead you directly to the patch of sky containing M104!
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2026
To win, a player must get four coins in a row either horizontally, vertically or diagonally.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
One of them wore a dress with what looked like a clipping of a poster placed diagonally across her dress like a Miss Universe sash.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 7 Mar. 2026
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“Diagonally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diagonally. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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