athwart
melintang
definition
adverb
one table running athwart was all the room would hold
across from side to side; transversely.
our words ran athwart and we ended up at cross purposes
so as to be perverse or contradictory.
preposition
a long counter thrown athwart the entranceway
from side to side of; across.
these statistics run sharply athwart conventional presumptions
in opposition to; counter to.
translation of 'athwart'
adverb
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preposition
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example
At a time when America's elites said that the United States was in an irreversible decline, and the rest of us should just get used to it, Ronald Reagan stood 'athwart' what was then considered the tide of history and said: ‘No.’
The site benefited from centuries of Indian custom in that it lay 'athwart' an old Indian portage between Lakes Pontchartrain and Borgne and the river, the trail that now terminated as Rue de l' Hôpital.
As Harry made clear, being different meant neither better nor inferior, but 'athwart' .
The Island of St. Germain, the objective of the action, is a low mound of earth surrounded by swamps and was 'athwart' the division zone of advance.
Rather, the dominant strain of principled conservatism has stood 'athwart' history yelling, ‘Slow down!’
When it comes to its language, its cinema, and now its music, France has long stood 'athwart' history crying ‘Stop!’
a long counter thrown 'athwart' the entranceway
The old men pose 'athwart' a water wheel.
In any case, the belief that memorials should endure, and serve as warning and beacon to successive generations, runs 'athwart' the commitment to a particular segment of the public and its expressive needs.
these statistics run sharply 'athwart' conventional presumptions
one table running 'athwart' was all the room would hold
‘We're so happy this restaurant is here,’ confided another matriarch when I inquired about the twisty little phyllo-pastry purse 'athwart' her salad of Asian pear and gleaming field greens.
They can, however, have happier endings once enough people stand 'athwart' the system, and yell stop.
our words ran 'athwart' and we ended up at cross purposes
But to place that tribute 'athwart' the vista of the mall would be the act of a country that no longer understands its own history.
these statistics run sharply 'athwart' conventional presumptions
Ultimately though, what is more intriguing about this work is the manner in which it runs 'athwart' of some contemporary photography to instead de-emphasize overt expressivity.
Unfortunately, without the ‘Language Police’ standing 'athwart' language liberalization, every usage would slip into the dictionary.
At some points in history, the role of conservatism has been to be reactive and to stand 'athwart' history yelling ‘stop’, Rove says.
a counter was placed 'athwart' the entrance
That was part of the necessary pattern, as was that he would stand 'athwart' her when that time arrived.
It pretends to be pro-gay but stands 'athwart' the path to full equality and social acceptance, crying, ‘No, no, don't go there’.
one table running 'athwart' was all the room would hold
Like other empires of the past century, it has chosen to live not prudently, in peace and prosperity, but as a massive military power 'athwart' an angry, resistant globe.
She tells me they're giving an award to the senator because he stands 'athwart' conventional wisdom on many issues.
To the south, 'athwart' the mountain's lower slope, was a maze of byways and ramshackle housing for the native population.
The solar flares and the corona of the sun danced 'athwart' the planet's silhouette.
While Matsya lay 'athwart' the route from the northern lands to the ports on the western coast, it was not a place of great enterprise.
I glance in the mirror and find, to my disappointment, that she's still 'athwart' the bike.
Grenada lay 'athwart' vital US sea lanes, thus threatening all transatlantic trade.
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