How to Use on a diagonal in a Sentence

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• Thinly slice pork on a diagonal, add to bowl along with scallions and toss to coat.
  — Kate Merker, Good Housekeeping, 18 Aug. 2023
• Transfer to a cutting board and slice in half on a diagonal.
  — Alison Roman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Dec. 2025
• Cut sausage on a diagonal into 2-inch pieces.
  — Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
• An order of toast ($6) comes with one fat, cottony slice, cut on a diagonal bias.
  — Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 May 2021
• The open-toe sandal paired a slim toe strap with a second, slightly higher strap that crossed the foot on a diagonal.
  — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 17 Jan. 2026
• Walking on a diagonal line across the site, the biologists collect at least five samples of soil in plastic bags.
  — Jeff Wheelwright, Discover Magazine, 6 Aug. 2017
• Inside, checkerboard tiles set on a diagonal line the central hall, which accesses the main living areas and a set of stairs.
  — Lauren Beale, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2022
• Gracefully walking in slow motion on a diagonal, their faces and chests are bathed in a soft yellow light, as if morning were dawning.
  — Catherine Tharin, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2023
• This pattern is like herringbone, but instead of interlocking, boards are cut on a diagonal so their ends align.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 3 Mar. 2021
• Diffused light pours in on a diagonal, cascading from the left down the gray back walls of both rooms and reflected on the expanse of gray floor in the foreground.
  — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2023
• Cut crosswise on a diagonal into ½-inch-thick slices (broccoli should be cut into florets; pin onion slices with toothpicks to keep them from falling apart).
  — Steven Raichlen New York Times, Star Tribune, 21 July 2021
• Those exiting pitlane are on a diagonal similar to a highway on-ramp, and for the first part, the two sides are separated by a wall.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 3 June 2023
• That’s why the bristles of The Complete Carebrush are on a diagonal instead of straight rows.
  — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
• Those cylinders are cut into chubby pieces, sliced thinly on a diagonal, or twisted into a cocoon shape that looks like two little balls stuck together.
  — Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 10 Jan. 2022
• Gentileschi posed her protagonist on a diagonal, the curve of her arms and shoulders and her angled head a pair of spiraling oval shapes tipped back in space, destabilizing the figure.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2022
• While some of the dresses were worn horizontally or on a diagonal, revealing corset undergarments in neutral tones, one model walked with a fully upside-down dress, the hemline obscuring her face and her legs emerging from the sweetheart neckline.
  — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 25 Jan. 2023