(from) side to side
idiom
: moving to the left and then to the right
She shook her head from side to side in disagreement.
waving the flags from side to side
He moved side to side on the tennis court.
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Corbin stands at an angle with one hand holding the microphone and one hand in his pocket, shifting his weight from side to side, his eyes fixed on a space on the wall.
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Eamon Whalen, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025
Sit tall in your chair, reach your arms up and lean gently from side to side.
—Bronwen Sciortino, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
The typically sluggish Phil, outfitted from head to toe in the style of Professor Coltrane Von Tutt, bounded out onto the convention floor with dramatic flair, flipping his homemade purple cape vigorously from side to side.
—Hazlitt, 18 June 2025
As the Pacers worked their pass-heavy offense from side to side, Dort denied Haliburton from getting the ball back in his hands, which encouraged Haliburton to retreat out to the half-court line.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 June 2025
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Eamon Whalen, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025
Sit tall in your chair, reach your arms up and lean gently from side to side.
—Bronwen Sciortino, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
The typically sluggish Phil, outfitted from head to toe in the style of Professor Coltrane Von Tutt, bounded out onto the convention floor with dramatic flair, flipping his homemade purple cape vigorously from side to side.
—Hazlitt, 18 June 2025
As the Pacers worked their pass-heavy offense from side to side, Dort denied Haliburton from getting the ball back in his hands, which encouraged Haliburton to retreat out to the half-court line.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 June 2025
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“(from) side to side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28from%29%20side%20to%20side. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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