athwart
athwart
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.
example
They can, however, have happier endings once enough people stand 'athwart' the system, and yell stop.
Rather, the dominant strain of principled conservatism has stood 'athwart' history yelling, ‘Slow down!’
a long counter thrown 'athwart' the entranceway
I glance in the mirror and find, to my disappointment, that she's still 'athwart' the bike.
The old men pose 'athwart' a water wheel.
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.
At some points in history, the role of conservatism has been to be reactive and to stand 'athwart' history yelling ‘stop’, Rove says.
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.
these statistics run sharply 'athwart' conventional presumptions
our words ran 'athwart' and we ended up at cross purposes
Grenada lay 'athwart' vital US sea lanes, thus threatening all transatlantic trade.
That was part of the necessary pattern, as was that he would stand 'athwart' her when that time arrived.
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.
Unfortunately, without the ‘Language Police’ standing 'athwart' language liberalization, every usage would slip into the dictionary.
one table running 'athwart' was all the room would hold
He took his hand off the hilt of his dagger at last, though still his eyes were fixed 'athwart' the city.
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.
a counter was placed 'athwart' the entrance
Appleby, the county town, suffered greatly from Scottish raids, since it was 'athwart' an easy line of advance across Stainmore towards Durham and York.
Together they stood 'athwart' any measure that smacked of political centralization.
these statistics run sharply 'athwart' conventional presumptions
one table running 'athwart' was all the room would hold
When it comes to its language, its cinema, and now its music, France has long stood 'athwart' history crying ‘Stop!’
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.
It pretends to be pro-gay but stands 'athwart' the path to full equality and social acceptance, crying, ‘No, no, don't go there’.
The solar flares and the corona of the sun danced 'athwart' the planet's silhouette.
To the south, 'athwart' the mountain's lower slope, was a maze of byways and ramshackle housing for the native population.
‘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.
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.
As Harry made clear, being different meant neither better nor inferior, but 'athwart' .
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