Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cornerways
Adverb
  • Remove any crossing branches or those that grow diagonally through the canopy.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The slim plot, a leftover from when the Avenue of the Americas cut diagonally through the grid in the 1920s, was for many decades home to a gas station and carwash.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Move across and then down the glass, dipping the sponge or cloth back in the water to clean it as needed.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Then tiny balls of solder, some only tens of micrometers across, are attached to the chips.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Cornerways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornerways. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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