slanted; slanting; slants
1
: to take a diagonal course, direction, or path
2
: to turn or incline from a right line or a level : slope
1
: to give an oblique or sloping direction to
2
: to interpret or present in line with a special interest : angle
stories slanted toward youth
especially
: to maliciously or dishonestly distort or falsify
2
a
: something that slants
b
c
: a football running play in which the ballcarrier runs obliquely toward the line of scrimmage
3
a
: a peculiar or personal point of view, attitude, or opinion
b
: a slanting view : glance
slant
adjective
Examples of slant in a Sentence
Verb
The sunlight slanted down through the leaves and branches of the trees.
She slanted her hat a little to the right.
They deliberately slanted the story to make themselves look good.
Noun
The computer keyboard is positioned at a slant so that typing is more comfortable for the wrists.
He sliced the carrots on a slant.
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Max Norman, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
Critics of the move worry that in nominating Caine, whom Trump has extolled as a loyalist, the president was seeking to fill top Defense leadership positions with those that wouldn’t dissent from his opinion, slanting the historically apolitical U.S. military in his favor.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
Clutch on the bump On a night Jason Adam and Robert Suarez were not available and Adrián Morejón might have been in, say, the 16th inning, the Padres’ pitching provided a positive slant even before the comeback.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025
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Verb
Nude but for white underwear, Diane Arbus regards herself in a full-length mirror, which slants to the right.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
Critics of the move worry that in nominating Caine, whom Trump has extolled as a loyalist, the president was seeking to fill top Defense leadership positions with those that wouldn’t dissent from his opinion, slanting the historically apolitical U.S. military in his favor.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
Conversely, the Baltimore Real Talk series added a more thoughtful slant to the local DVD ecosystem.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
Clutch on the bump On a night Jason Adam and Robert Suarez were not available and Adrián Morejón might have been in, say, the 16th inning, the Padres’ pitching provided a positive slant even before the comeback.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025
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“Slant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slant. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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slant
noun
: a culture medium solidified obliquely in a tube so as to increase the surface area
a blood-agar slant
compare stab sense 2a
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