placed two strips of pimiento diagonally on each deviled egg
Recent Examples on the WebCut a single white marshmallow diagonally and dip it into pink sprinkles.—Jillian Dara, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024 He and his girlfriend, Strickland, were seated diagonally across from the massive hole left in the plane when the door plug blew out, forcing an emergency landing.—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2024 The eclipse will begin over the South Pacific Ocean and will move diagonally across Mexico, the United States and Canada.—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024 Cut the steak diagonally across the grain into thin slices.—Kathleen Purvis, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024 Using your other hand, diagonally fold the top right corner down to the center.—Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2024 In straight checkers, pieces move forward diagonally one square at a time, capturing opponents along the way.—Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023 The path will cut diagonally across the country, traveling through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont and New Hampshire.—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024 From there, the path will cut diagonally across the country before ending around 3:33 p.m. EDT in Lee, Maine, according to National Eclipse.—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2024
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