Examples of diagonally in a Sentence
placed two strips of pimiento diagonally on each deviled egg
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With 1 minute and 13 seconds left in the first period Wednesday, the TV broadcast came back from a commercial to show Crosby lying diagonally on the ice, appearing to be in a great deal of pain.
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Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Section each side into two smaller sections, parting the hair diagonally.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 17 Apr. 2026
The Studio Display's screen is a 27-inch (measured diagonally) 5K Retina display with a resolution of 5,120 by 2,880 pixels and a pixel density of 218 pixels per inch (ppi).
—Tony Hoffman, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
Nearby, men drill the girders of a bridge; the iron beams make bold crisscrosses, moving the eye diagonally.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
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Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Section each side into two smaller sections, parting the hair diagonally.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 17 Apr. 2026
The Studio Display's screen is a 27-inch (measured diagonally) 5K Retina display with a resolution of 5,120 by 2,880 pixels and a pixel density of 218 pixels per inch (ppi).
—Tony Hoffman, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
Nearby, men drill the girders of a bridge; the iron beams make bold crisscrosses, moving the eye diagonally.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
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 2 May. 2026.
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