How to Use on the bias in a Sentence

on the bias

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  • Jeans were cut on the bias — diagonally across the fabric — to change their fall.
    — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Cut on the bias for a clean, flowing silhouette, the dress mirrors Alba’s simple black style.
    — Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
  • This one from Nordstrom is cut on the bias, giving it a pretty rounded hemline that looks so expensive.
    — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Shiny bustier dresses mingled with slipdresses decked in sequins mimicking python skin and tank frocks that had the ease of a beach robe, while high-slit skirts cut on the bias were paired with mannish white shirts.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Balenciaga’s Pierpaolo Piccioli brought a couture twist to the subject by cutting denim on the bias.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026

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