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verb

past tense of slant

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of slanted
Adjective
The picture glowed, the sound was clear; nothing blurred, slanted, or bled off the screen. Lane Brown, Vulture, 25 July 2026 The light is always ‘slanted,’ casting the novel’s gnomic creations in disquieting atmospherics. Literary Hub, 23 July 2026 With her fingers, Guadalupe Espinoza lightly traced the lettering engraved on a slanted monument wedged alongside the courtyard at the LA Plaza de Culturas y Artes. Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026 That year, French propagandist Louis Dubroca, a mouthpiece of the Napoleonic government, published a slanted, factually incorrect biography of Dessalines. Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 June 2026 The ingredients are tumbled in a large slanted drum, allowing the hot, sticky asphalt cement to thoroughly coat the stones and sand. Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026 The planets will appear gathered along a slanted line. Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 Our top tweezer picks Joey Healy, a brow expert based in NYC and founder of the Joey Healy Eyebrow Studio, recommends that everyone carry a pair of slanted tweezers. Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 10 June 2026 No one credible thinks of the Crime Lab as partisan or slanted. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Verb
True, Francesca Hong hates America, Thanksgiving and most national holidays, and is anti-Israel and anything slanted to the true American ideals that made our country great. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 Cars 2 and 3 also appear to be slanted downward, in contrast to the position of the rest of the vehicles. Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026 Despite those altruistic goals, from the beginning, the commission faced criticism that the composition and agenda of the body were slanted toward a conservative Christian perspective. Steven K. Green, The Conversation, 2 July 2026 Always slanted in one direction, of course. Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026 Sinks on the vanity have slanted, green marble angles giving them a trendy look, and the faucet’s water spray is equivalent to a drenching rainfall shower (wide, strong, and incredibly impressive). Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2026 Install a fence that’s slanted outward and about 3 feet tall with a short section buried underground. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 May 2026 Now that’s out of reach for most people between student debt and home prices and the economy slanted toward the very, very top one per cent. Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026 Opponents slanted their protections toward him all season. Sam Warren, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slanted
Adjective
  • But analysts say risks to oil prices remain tilted to the upside.
    , CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Compared with tilted plastic rafts used in warmer climates, this design attaches flexible solar panels directly to thick, waterproof foam sheets, reducing wind exposure.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026
Adjective
  • Summary The Chicago Cubs are currently shuffling their infield due to Dansby Swanson's oblique injury, moving Nico Hoerner to shortstop and Pedro Ramírez to second base.
    Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • There was the oblique strain in early April that sidelined him for more than a month.
    Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Huber noted the statistic about the 150,000 annual deaths due to climate change came from a World Health Organization publication and that the edit distorted the message of the sentence.
    Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Its supply side is unusually honest because the issuance schedule is public and resistant to political forces, while its price is constantly being distorted by the fiat nature of the dollar.
    Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Most ground is sloped and covered in loose gravel or ankle-twisting stones.
    Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Ensure your existing gutters are firmly secured, leak-free and properly sloped toward downspouts before mounting guards (a professional will do this as part of their initial assessment, too).
    Nick Perry, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Cowin soon shifted to straighter technical methods applied to crooked storylines.
    Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In addition, there are crooked cops on the inside trying to spring El Chapo, so the arresting officers need to quickly figure out who to trust.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Gates open to a sloping, 700-foot-long driveway that passes by whimsical sculptures before arriving at a spacious cobblestone motor court.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026
  • There was a casual feel in Memorial Auditorium in the hour before game time, as children kicked a ball around on the auditorium’s sloping floor.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • The federal case was based on allegations the social media giant misrepresented the extent of child mental health harms caused by apps like Facebook and Instagram.
    Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • That’s especially true for Black communities that have been harmfully misrepresented by mainstream outlets.
    Danielle K. Brown, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Sam’s head was bent low, his ear angled toward the mesh of their brown Stromberg-Carlson radio.
    Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Its steel cladding was also intentional, with the tower appearing more like a twisting, angled sculpture than something that's trying to blend in with its surroundings.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Slanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slanted. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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