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Examples
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"I just want to call your attention to the fact that one of those steel yards, end-on, will go through the roof of your forecastle as if it were so much eggshell."
CHAPTER XLV 2010
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I told her the shape of the moon is like a banana β you see it looking full, you're seeing it end-on.
In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson is Buried Amy Hempel 2010
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She sped away end-on, small and ever smaller, a leaf carried on an impetuous current, borne away to Ireland, to Dublin of the Danish kings and the restless seafarers.
His Disposition 2010
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Vernon had chosen the top bend on the course for his attack because the curve of the rail and the horses bunched end-on behind him there would hide his swift move on Moggie.
The Elvis Latte Allie Dresser 2010
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The king-post, like a battering ram, could be driven end-on against the sphere.
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'The dark rings of Uranus have been seen end-on for the first time, giving astronomers the chance to detect unknown moons' - The Times.
A Painful Seperation Newmania 2007
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'The dark rings of Uranus have been seen end-on for the first time, giving astronomers the chance to detect unknown moons'
A Painful Seperation Newmania 2007
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'The dark rings of Uranus have been seen end-on for the first time, giving astronomers the chance to detect unknown moons' - The Times.
Archive 2007-08-19 Newmania 2007
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We wanted to avoid a perfectly end-on or perfectly flat impact, and it's possible that happened.
Moon Impact Data and Images from LCROSS: First Glance | Universe Today 2009
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And seen end-on parallel to us the bar would appear as a spherical feature in the bulge!
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