alongside of

preposition

Examples of alongside of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Marks then stole the man's wallet and fled the scene alongside of Wright. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2024 Brady’s knowledge in the passing game could be beneficial working alongside of Roman who specializes in the run game. Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2024 This one was at Target Field in 2018, and this time, there was another player standing alongside of them. Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 24 Jan. 2024 Swift’s biggest source of clout is her name, not necessarily what’s Googled alongside of it. Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2023 That alongside of Target, which gained 4.51%, were the day’s biggest earners. Bran Strickland | , al, 15 June 2023 Garrett Ebbert tied for third individually, alongside of Smith, with a 74-69—143 effort. Buddy Collings, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Oct. 2021 The girl who has benefited most from training alongside of Wells is senior Evie McIver, who is in only her second year of cross country. Buddy Collings, orlandosentinel.com, 12 Nov. 2020 One of the most powerful CT scanners in Great Britain scanned the braincase of the Cretaceous era-Ceratosuchops, and a model of its brain will be on display alongside of its bones at Dinosaur Isle Museum on the Isle of Wight. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Feb. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1737, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of alongside of was in 1737

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“Alongside of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alongside%20of. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.

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