on both sides

idiom

—used to refer to the people who support a position together with the people who support the opposing position

People on both sides of the dispute agree that changes are necessary.

Examples of on both sides in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Printing on both sides of a tabloid-size (11-by-17-inch) page, for example, takes four times as much ink or toner as printing on one side of a letter-size page. —PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025

Joe Garcia spoke bitterly about the decline of governance on both sides of the Straits of Florida. —Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025

Third downs, on both sides, proved problematic for Washington, but the smallest details seemed to matter the most for the defense. —Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025

Continuity and expansion are the twin pillars for the second annual San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival, which takes places Thursday through next Sunday on both sides of the border. —George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for on both sides

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• gangliosides
• insecticides
• neuropeptides
• nucleosides
• nucleotides
• polyamides
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