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 | [e-mail], 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 | [e-mail], 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 | [e-mail], 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

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024