pull aside

verb

pulled aside; pulling aside; pulls aside

: to take (someone) to one side away from other people for a private conversation

The reporter pulled me aside and asked if I knew who was in charge.

Examples of pull aside in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Awbrey became the first woman that Finglass and Trammell pulled aside for a conversation at training camp. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026

Video footage shared online shows an individual wearing a costume jumping down into the enclosure, prompting the monkeys to rush to the top of a rock structure as the intruder walks around before being pulled aside by a zoo employee. — Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 18 May 2026

Mike Figueroa, a boxing trainer from the Bronx, arrived at ATLAS High School in Queens, New York, one day last year and was quickly pulled aside by the principal, Elizabeth Messmann. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026

With such a stellar record, Hanson was expecting his manager to demand more of the same when pulled aside a couple of days before City’s trip to west London. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for pull aside

• actinide
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• butoxide
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• ceramide