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Examples
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The upward-slanting meadow the two men walked into was brightly spotted with late-summer flowers, just now beginning to open with the sun's rising, allowing a touch of fragrance to waft on the breeze.
The Favor Ingrid K. V. Hardy 2011
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Nobody puts baby's upward-slanting almond-shaped eyes in a corner.
Where The Streets Have No Shame: Keeping Up With the Trends BikeSnobNYC 2008
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It glowed with an intense purple light, enough to show them the upward-slanting track through the pines.
The Warslayer Edghill, Rosemary 2002
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A minuscule arching of one upward-slanting eyebrow was the only change of expression as Spock turned to face Crandall.
Chain of Attack Gene De Weese 2000
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A minuscule arching of one upward-slanting eyebrow was the only change of expression as Spock turned to face Crandall.
Chain of Attack Gene De Weese 2000
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Despite the exhausted shadows painted on his face by their upward-slanting lights, Sulu's head went up alertly.
Firestorm L.A Graf 2000
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A minuscule arching of one upward-slanting eyebrow was the only change of expression as Spock turned to face Crandall.
Chain of Attack Gene De Weese 2000
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An upward-slanting ramp led to nowhere while a promising quirk in the passageway brought her in a complete circle.
Thief Of Hearts Medeiros, Teresa 1994
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There was the crease of a frown between those upward-slanting brows.
Flight in Yiktor Norton, Andre 1986
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Bones, therefore, began taking every upward-slanting tunnel that presented itself.
The Nitrogen Fix Clement, Hal, 1922- 1980
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