Some think that the earth remains at rest. But Philolaus the Pythagorean believes that, like the sun and moon, it revolves around the fire in an oblique circle. From LearnThat.org. [Plutarch (c.46-c.120), Greek essayist and biographer who focused on the early Roman period, from Moralia, ca. 100 A.D.]
The oblique rays of the winter sun. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
This led to what Mr. Burnett described — in oblique terms — as a true life-threatening event. From Wordnik.com. [A Bad Business] Reference
This fenfe of the word oblique refpeets the pofition of a leaf; and is exemplified in Prctea and Fritillaria. From Wordnik.com. [The language of botany : being a dictionary of the terms made use of in that science, principally by Linneus ...] Reference
It ended up as a bit more than that, but any kind of oblique political thing was not my intention. From Wordnik.com. [Jamie Ford - An interview with author] Reference
Their trains of thought meet in a kind of oblique call and response – and ultimately a story gets told. From Wordnik.com. [A Glorious Call and Response: Ellison Thrills Himself and Us] Reference
In effect, this constitutes the publication of unfounded rumor, a kind of oblique character assasination. From Wordnik.com. [Cuba and Oscar Lewis: An Exchange] Reference
His tweets, which he admitted were "oblique," hadn't explained his sudden move, or the link between his lost job and lost apartment. From Wordnik.com. [How Are You? No, How Are You Really?] Reference
Talking of the Past by Maz is kind of oblique h / c. From Wordnik.com. [Netvouz - new bookmarks] Reference
I can only surmise that this is some kind of oblique reference to. From Wordnik.com. [Errata: The Wordie Blog] Reference
Although her presence was the signal for the "oblique" of any lounging. From Wordnik.com. [Clarence] Reference
As the leader sings he slowly moves his legs in a kind of oblique walk. From Wordnik.com. [The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter] Reference
A strained ab, not a strained oblique, which is currently the Most Feared Injury in Baseball. From Wordnik.com. [YFSF] Reference
A surface cultivation in one of these will yield as much growth as ten or twelve "oblique" tube cultures. From Wordnik.com. [manybooks.net] Reference
In my previous post I wrote about using food metaphors as a kind of oblique strategy for discussing music. From Wordnik.com. [Pandora] Reference
The "oblique" fracture is broken at an angle across the bone and is usually the result of a sharp angled blow to the bone. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
"I don't expect that kind of oblique praise, Alwyn. From Wordnik.com. [Dirge]
I’d think they’d try to go with green faces if not at least something kind of oblique like the Israeli cover. From Wordnik.com. [Doomed to Victory! « Whatever] Reference
Isn't life oblique enough without a writer arting it up?. From Wordnik.com. [A BLEAK BOOK YOU CAN'T PUT DOWN] Reference
The oblique angle made it difficult to see the top of the towers. From Wordnik.com. [The Day That Changed America] Reference
You've already alluded to this argument publicly in oblique ways. From Wordnik.com. [Boris Johnson: imagine being him] Reference
When he proposed marriage, he was so oblique, she didn't understand. From Wordnik.com. [Va. Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli: The rise of the confounding conservative] Reference
An oblique reference is made in the story in the forms of 11 professors leaving. From Wordnik.com. [Dangle Veils] Reference
In an oblique, attenuated way, Point Omega is DeLillo's response to the Iraq war. From Wordnik.com. [Don DeLillo: 'I'm not trying to manipulate reality – this is what I see and hear'] Reference
His acknowledgement of mistakes was oblique and not as brave as it sounded at first blush. From Wordnik.com. [A Crisis of Confidence] Reference
That is not oblique reference to some conspiracy driven by the unquenchable thirst for oil. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Brenner: Ode to a Dying God] Reference
Hands propped on either side of her, where windowsill bisected wall, a pair of oblique angles. From Wordnik.com. [Physicist in love] Reference
This wife may be isolated; your oblique intervention may be a lifeline for her and her children. From Wordnik.com. [Ask Amy] Reference
In an adjoining room devoted to Atget, the kinship between photography and sculpture is more oblique. From Wordnik.com. [What the Camera Wrought] Reference
But in the winter, the sun's oblique rays are not strong enough in many countries to stimulate D production. From Wordnik.com. [The Nature of Nutrients] Reference
Intelligent, slightly oblique takes on the big-picture issues of the day, from climate change to financial reform. From Wordnik.com. [What You Need to Read] Reference
Meditate on the difference between Socrates and the Cynics - For the difference is oblique and not available to all. From Wordnik.com. [Kog Zadare, only living person...] Reference
Who's playing whom, and in what respect, is the subtle game of Manet's painting with its oblique and flickering strokes. From Wordnik.com. [Impressionist Gardens; Another World: Dalí, Magritte, Miró and the Surrealists] Reference
With its unfinished walls and oblique angles, the house looks like it has grown over time with the couple's nine children. From Wordnik.com. [Homophobia] Reference
Instead, Megawati has played it the Javanese way, making oblique moves, as if power might mystically descend from the heavens. From Wordnik.com. [Duel Of The Shadow Puppets] Reference
Mellery has received a disturbing letter filled with oblique references to a potentially ruinous episode from his drunken past. From Wordnik.com. [Review of "Think of a Number," a thriller by John Verdon] Reference
The film's imagery and intent are oblique and deceptively simple -- allowing a variety of creative, metaphorical interpretations. From Wordnik.com. [Blog Watch> Francis Alys: A Story of Deception On Daily Serving (VIDEO)] Reference
After 12 years of marriage, Ikuko Osada had resigned herself to oblique but endless questions about when she was going to have a baby. From Wordnik.com. [JAPAN: Bucking the Baby Bust] Reference
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