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placed two strips of pimiento diagonally on each deviled egg
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Meanwhile, sitting diagonally across from Opulent Velocity, Sollei looked much more compelling, at least to my eye.
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Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Instead, he was moved to a seat diagonally and within view of Z.B.
This was done, the suit claim, even after Z.B.’s mother asked that he be moved somewhere out of sight from her daughter.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2024
Sinner, who was at the net after returning a Draper volley, needed to sprint diagonally across the court and back to the baseline to chase down Draper’s follow-up shot.
—Jill Martin, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024
For a square or rectangular lamp base or shade, measure diagonally and use the same formula.
—Laura Daily, Washington Post, 13 July 2024
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Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Instead, he was moved to a seat diagonally and within view of Z.B.
This was done, the suit claim, even after Z.B.’s mother asked that he be moved somewhere out of sight from her daughter.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2024
Sinner, who was at the net after returning a Draper volley, needed to sprint diagonally across the court and back to the baseline to chase down Draper’s follow-up shot.
—Jill Martin, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024
For a square or rectangular lamp base or shade, measure diagonally and use the same formula.
—Laura Daily, Washington Post, 13 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for diagonally
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“Diagonally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diagonally. Accessed 10 Oct. 2024.
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