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Synonyms for slant
Synonyms: Verb
bend, color, cook, distort, falsify, fudge, garble, misinterpret, misrelate, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, twist, warp
Synonyms: Noun
cant, diagonal, grade, gradient, inclination, incline, lean, pitch, rake, slope, upgrade
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Examples of slant in a Sentence
Verb
The sunlight slanted down through the leaves and branches of the trees. She slanted her hat a little to the right. They deliberately slanted the story to make themselves look good.Noun
The computer keyboard is positioned at a slant so that typing is more comfortable for the wrists. He sliced the carrots on a slant.
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
From the opening whistle, the game felt slanted toward the Loons’ advantage. — Julia Poe, Pro Soccer USA, "Orlando City surrenders late goal, earns 1-1 draw with Minnesota United," 18 Aug. 2019 Hongyue slanted her head and glanced out the window. — Veronica Chambers, New York Times, "Viewfinders: 10 Y.A. Novelists Spin Fiction From Vintage Photos," 28 June 2019 The hat slanted sideways and featured a huge bouquet-like floral arrangement. — Marina Liao, Marie Claire, "Kate Middleton Opts for a Cheery Yellow Outfit at Trooping the Colour," 8 June 2019 No Caravaggios have come to auction in at least 40 years, yet examples abound from his followers who imitated his breakthrough style of painting gritty or gorgeous figures bathed in stark, slanted light. — Kelly Crow, WSJ, "Unidentified Buyer Adds to the Caravaggio Mystery," 25 June 2019 Its characters, mastered by women and indecipherable to men, appear in thin, downward-slanting wisps, like spider legs dancing across paper. — Vogue, "This All-Female DJ Collective Wants to Empower the Women of Shanghai’s Nocturnal World," 15 May 2019 Hinton's defensive line got caught slanting away from the ball. — Nicholas Baumgardner, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan football: Freshman Chris Hinton a natural defensive tackle," 19 June 2019 Many beaches are slanted in the area between the soft, dry sand and the wet sand closer to the water. — Amy Marturana, SELF, "5 Things to Know Before Working Out on the Beach," 6 Apr. 2019 Sideways: On the vertiginous Glacier Express, wine glasses feature slanted stems to prevent spills on the steep gradients. — National Geographic, "Fun Facts About the Swiss and Italian Alps," 26 Mar. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
This past fall, as defensive backs played with outside leverage to prevent slot fades over the top, opposing offenses began to attack with slants. — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan football's defense is counting on Brad Hawkins at safety," 30 Aug. 2019 This one came from four yards out on an inside slant. — Nathan Cambridge, Burbank Leader, "Burroughs football dominates Victor Valley for 2-0 start," 30 Aug. 2019 Apple Daily, once a lowbrow rag that ran prostitute reviews, has evolved into a more serious, though still rambunctious, journal of political and social news with a decidedly antigovernment and anti-Beijing slant. — Andrew Higgins, New York Times, "A Hong Kong ‘Troublemaker’ With a Clean Conscience," 23 Aug. 2019 Higgins had an up and down day, dropping a slant near midfield in a move-the-ball period and having a pass on 3rd and goal from the 5 broken up at the end of a 16-play drive by Shakial Taylor. — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com, "Baker Mayfield says Antonio Callaway’s absence ‘hurts us a lot’ & other takeaways from Colts practices," 14 Aug. 2019 It was popularized most successfully by Nixon’s former television adviser, Roger Ailes, who went on to found Fox News, a network committed to counterbalancing that alleged slant. — David Greenberg, WSJ, "A Half Century of ‘Liberal Media Bias’," 23 Aug. 2018 Caught four passes in 11-on-11 and looks effective out-muscling defenders on quick slant routes. — Ryan O'halloran, The Denver Post, "Broncos training camp rewind, Day 7: Vic Fangio not happy about errant shotgun snaps," 25 July 2019 Its wisp of a body appeared to defy gravity, poised upside down on a white slant of newsprint, its back legs bent like reverse elbows, as the other four legs danced and the feelers explored for something to sustain it. — David Rabe, The New Yorker, "Uncle Jim Called," 1 July 2019 Two plays later, Sudfeld went to Shelton Gibson, who had the inside on a slant, but McKinnon ran with him step for step and simply reached around the receiver and swatted the ball to the turf. — Jeff Mclane, https://www.inquirer.com, "Eagles Practice Observations: J.J. Arcega-Whiteside shines in the red zone; Sidney Jones caps solid OTAs with an INT; Malik Jackson arrives," 5 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'slant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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