Obliquely

Diamond hole GLA001 was drilled to the west and appears to have drilled obliquely down a steeply west dipping reef.

Just because Perry responded publicly and obliquely to the rumor Thursday doesn’t mean it opened the door for reporters to ask Bedard about it the next day.

On the trail, he comes at the topic obliquely, claiming the Democrats have nothing to offer but “fear” — of what he doesn’t bother to say.

The idea of a well having a dedicated purpose makes it more beautiful than normally; we see it as all beauty must be seen, obliquely: it enters our mind sideways, shyly.

In 2020, Portman obliquely referenced the path not taken when she discussed being treated as a “lolita” in the press as a child.

In March, the well-known Gaza photojournalist Motaz Azaiza caused a brief social media firestorm when he obliquely criticized Hamas after he left the territory.

Lowe, who caught the last train out of London to what he obliquely calls “the country” (“I wasn’t sure if I actually could get out, I was a bit panicky”) sent tracks back and forth, and they took to working remotely.

When they do, courtiers flinch almost imperceptibly and change the subject or, if that's not possible, refer to them obliquely as 'persons who live overseas'.

Keys seemed to obliquely allude to those issues — and more — in a speech and piano medley near the start of the show.

Technology also appears obliquely in the work of Bar Harbor-based Chris Gray, another established artist pursuing his MFA at MECA.

That’s the question I set out, somewhat obliquely, to explore in this series.

During the visit, Scindia also obliquely targeted Congress-led state government, thus lending further impetus to the political buzz about his future moves.

He complains that the building in question which is located obliquely opposite his Jacaranda Avenue, Bel Air Park property, will among other things, significantly change the character of the neighbourhood.

It's a first for Olay, and the first beauty brand in the game since the small "It's a 10" salon haircare brand aired an ad in 2017 obliquely poking fun at President Trump's hair.

Not one of your presidential candidates is addressing this issue; with the exception of Bernie Sanders (though obliquely).

There are signs that he obliquely understands this but Trump’s inability to curb his ‘enthusiasms’ is his Achilles’ heel.

Here if you want upfists you need to wrap a dick joke inside a 19th century literary reference obliquely referring to a bit of ancient Greek trivia that touches upon an issue paralleled by the original post, all while making a bad pun.

He will obliquely admit to obstruction.

Until she obtains relief, Demonick and her children are housed by a neighbour obliquely to where she lived.

Although Shakespeare does not use the word explicitly (or with derogatory meaning) in his plays, he still plays with it, using wordplay to sneak it in obliquely.