How to Use "oblique" with Example Sentences

1. There will be tragedy , of course , though when it comes it takes a weirdly oblique form .

2. But the g20 did not go beyond an oblique reference to the need for " greater involvement of the fund 's governors in providing strategic direction to the imf . "

3. Waves are generally steered ashore by the prevailing winds , often blowing at oblique ( slanted ) angles to the shoreline .

4. Their oblique approach is to aim instead for a world with accessible , secure low cost energy for all .

5. This oblique view of the lower mound in gale crater shows layers of rock that preserve a record of environments on mars .