Examples of diagonally in a Sentence
placed two strips of pimiento diagonally on each deviled egg
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Meanwhile, on the opposite side, Eze attacks the space vertically — rather than diagonally behind the centre-backs — to be in Pedro Porro’s blindside as Munoz is carrying the ball forward.
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Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Remove meat from pan, slice diagonally across the grain, and serve with potatoes and sauce.
—Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
Gilbert and her volunteer group had already planted dozens of trees in just a couple of hours, moving diagonally across a open, grassy field surrounded by ponderosa pines.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Epson specs the lens as suitable for 16:9 screens ranging from 80 inches diagonally (at less than an inch from the screen) to 150 inches (from 9.9 inches away).
—PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
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Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Remove meat from pan, slice diagonally across the grain, and serve with potatoes and sauce.
—Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
Gilbert and her volunteer group had already planted dozens of trees in just a couple of hours, moving diagonally across a open, grassy field surrounded by ponderosa pines.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Epson specs the lens as suitable for 16:9 screens ranging from 80 inches diagonally (at less than an inch from the screen) to 150 inches (from 9.9 inches away).
—PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Diagonally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diagonally. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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