The artist emphasized the oblique strokes to give the drawing a sense of motion.

The archivist noted several oblique marks along the manuscript's margins.

From the aerial view, the fortress's oblique flanks provided unexpected cover for the defenders.

The battalion adjusted its tactics after observing several oblique fires that bypassed the trench defenses.

The artist arranged several oblique spheres on the gallery floor to challenge viewers' sense of balance.

The city's newest park features art installations suspended from several oblique bridges that cast striking shadows at dusk.

The archaeologists examined the oblique pyramids and debated their unusual construction techniques.

Using an ancient star chart, he measured the oblique ascension, the arc of the equator intercepted between the first point of Aries and the point of the equator that rises with the star, to predict its rising time.

The architect modeled an oblique pyramid to study how light would fall on its slanted faces.

The crew trained extensively to maneuver the oblique icebreaker through the pressure ridges and narrow leads along the coast.