on the aisle

phrase

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

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Try to put your kid in the window seat with you on the aisle so the little darling can’t escape and roam the plane without you. Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 15 July 2026 At the sound of the bell, the person sitting on the aisle moved to the next seat. Amanda Hari, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026 Due to a recent Achilles heel injury, Brown sat in the front row with crutches, his injured leg stretched on the aisle. Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025 The friend was seated on the aisle of the same row while the girl's mother was in the row directly behind her, and the complaint states that the mother told her to get up and tell a member of the flight crew about the situation. Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025 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 28 Jul. 2026.

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