on the aisle

idiom

: in the seat next to the aisle
He likes to sit on the aisle.

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Selected bottles must fit Delta’s wine caddies on the aisle carts and align with airline galley systems to avoid any excess strain on crew. Rachel King, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025 Democrats also largely avoided a rite of presidential speeches: standing on the aisle to shake the president’s hand, in full view of the TV cameras. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025 As luck would have it, the easyJet flight saw Kerry sat on the aisle seat of one row, with her two young kids beside her, while her husband was across the aisle from her. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025 Not having their logo appear on the aisle during the ceremony, too. Rachel Simon, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for on the aisle

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“On the aisle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20aisle. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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