as in diagonally
in a line or direction running from corner to corner
buttered toast cut cornerways
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Adverb
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To apply grout, use the rubber float to spread the grout diagonally across the tile, forcing it into the seams.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
5 Jan. 2026 -
To me and others, Orion also resembles a giant hourglass oriented diagonally in the evening southeastern sky.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
4 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The sitting area, in the middle of the floating bridge at Lake Como Park, is about 15 feet across.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Jan. 2026
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The cluster is 6-to-13 light-years across and has some of the hottest and biggest stars found in the Milky Way.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Cornerways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornerways. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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