How to Use oblique in a Sentence

oblique

1 of 2 adjective
  • The short lines of the letter “k” are oblique lines.
  • There’s a use for such a ruse, even if that use is oblique.
    Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2023
  • He was sidelined for five weeks in 2021 due to a right oblique strain.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Ohtani had missed the previous games with a strained right oblique.
    oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Davies suffered a left oblique strain in just his second start of the year back on April 8 against the Dodgers.
    Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 27 May 2023
  • Katz’s gift is to be plainspoken and oblique all at once.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The 38-year-old missed nearly two months earlier in the season with a left oblique strain.
    BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022
  • There was also news for two players out with oblique strains.
    Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2022
  • With moves approved by the ACE, this circuit works your oblique muscles.
    Jennifer Cohen, Health, 18 June 2023
  • This is outback noir — oblique, secretive and as hard-boiled as the ground is hard-baked — and Sen wears it well.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The three-time Cy Young Award winner has been sidelined since May 19 because of an oblique strain.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 25 June 2022
  • In a corresponding move, catcher Yan Gomes went on the IL with a left oblique strain.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2022
  • Detroit has died and been reborn so many times that Sharon’s reworking of the classic felt like an oblique nod to the city.
    New York Times, 7 July 2022
  • The statement could double as an oblique description of So’s own work.
    Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • But an oblique injury suffered this month will shelve Waters into the start of the season.
    Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Glasnow missed more time at the start of last season, sidelined until late May by a left oblique strain.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Catcher Carson Kelly has been out since May 4 with a left oblique strain.
    Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 30 May 2022
  • Zak Kent is not yet ready to face hitters after an oblique injury.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 6 June 2023
  • No relief in sight as Alvarez is shelved with an oblique injury.
    Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 29 June 2023
  • Reese McGuire is on his way back from an oblique injury, so maybe this issue takes care of itself.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
  • Taveras missed the last three weeks of spring training after straining an oblique muscle.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The Tigers demoted him to Toledo on May 9, but not long after, a right oblique strain shelved him for a couple weeks.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 4 July 2022
  • The 33-year-old catcher is on his second IL stint of the year after dealing with an oblique strain at the beginning of the season.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2023
  • Strider hasn’t pitched since Sept. 18 because of an oblique injury.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Strider hasn't pitched since Sept. 18 because of an oblique injury.
    Dan Gelston, ajc, 13 Oct. 2022
  • His night ended after 87 pitches with two outs in the frame and Scherzer was diagnosed with the oblique strain.
    Andrew Tredinnick, USA TODAY, 6 July 2022
  • The burlesque was an oblique nod to the big challenge of her own artistic life: to navigate between the desire to be great and the desire to be good.
    John Lahr, The New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2022
  • In 2023, veteran James McCann suffered an oblique strain at the end of spring training.
    Detroit Free Press, 18 Jan. 2024
  • As for the bankers’ own views of their dealings with Trump, testimony was often oblique.
    Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Chisholm only played 97 games last season, missing two stretches due to injury (first turf toe and then an oblique strain).
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2024
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oblique

2 of 2 noun
  • This move works the obliques and shoulders, as well as the chest.
    Women's Health, 7 June 2023
  • Try adding a twist at the top to recruit the obliques, or just stick with the good ol' toes-to-bar.
    Jay Willis, GQ, 6 Feb. 2018
  • Hamilton went on the IL on June 6 with a strained right oblique.
    Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com, 29 June 2021
  • And, don't forget, Wong spent time on the IL in April with a strained oblique.
    Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 May 2021
  • Hamilton was placed on the IL on June 6 with a strained right oblique.
    BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2021
  • Walker has been out since April 11 due to a strained oblique.
    Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2021
  • Your obliques are the muscles on the sides of your midsection.
    Mallory Creveling, Health, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The job of the external obliques here is to hold your lower spine in place.
    Jenny McCoy, SELF, 13 June 2018
  • The suspect pulled the trigger shooting him in the hand, right oblique and left hip.
    Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2022
  • The obliques are muscles that span from the ribs to the pelvis and help the body’s ability to bend and rotate.
    Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Place your right arm on your waist and push your waist away from the floor to make your obliques fire away.
    Lori Keong, Marie Claire, 4 May 2017
  • For sure the obliques in the past have come from hip mobility.
    George Sipple, Detroit Free Press, 8 Aug. 2017
  • Hechavarria spent time on the disabled list last month with a strained left oblique.
    Craig Davis, Sun-Sentinel.com, 9 May 2017
  • That’s a huge gap there, but that’s just the reality of obliques.
    Dennis Lin, sandiegouniontribune.com, 21 June 2017
  • Covey, 26, went on the DL with a strained left oblique suffered in his last start May 23.
    Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com, 15 Aug. 2017
  • This move targets your quads, glutes, obliques and arms at once.
    NBC News, 4 Apr. 2018
  • Side planks hit your obliques hard (but still get your entire core in on the action).
    Women's Health, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Tristan Wirfs is listed as day-to-day with a strained oblique.
    New York Times, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Soler hasn't played since Sept. 5 and has been dealing with a strained right oblique.
    Steve Megargee, Star Tribune, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor left the game in the bottom of the third with right oblique tightness.
    Janie McCauley, Star Tribune, 2 Aug. 2020
  • Take the bar and put it over your head, stretching the obliques, which are the muscles on the side of the torso that allow us to twist.
    Tara Parker-Pope, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Tap right hand to outside of right ankle, flexing right obliques in the process.
    Jennifer Nied, Women's Health, 17 May 2023
  • The core rotation will also fire up your obliques, the muscles that run along the sides of your trunk.
    Megan Falk, Women's Health, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Starling Marte spent the first week of spring training nursing a sore left oblique.
    Deesha Thosar, courant.com, 20 Mar. 2022
  • Hamilton had been sidelined by a strained right oblique. ...
    Jay Cohen, ajc, 30 June 2021
  • Add these into your ab circuit to put some tension on the obliques.
    Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 30 June 2023
  • This is also the second time in about a month that Hechavarria landed on the DL with a strained left oblique.
    Tim Healey, Sun-Sentinel.com, 10 May 2017
  • The combination move works the abs, obliques, arms, and upper body.
    Leah Prinzivalli, SELF, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Just taking it day-by-day, making sure my body is OK, my oblique is OK.
    Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Walker is on his second injured list stay due to a strained right oblique.
    Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 28 May 2021

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