side with

verb

sided with; siding with; sides with

: to agree with or support the opinions or actions of (someone)

She sided with her friend in the argument.

They betrayed their country and sided with the enemy.

Examples of side with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And even when a judge sides with the government, that doesn’t always lead to deportation. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 July 2026

In March, a federal judge sided with the AAP in its case against HHS, blocking the new vaccine schedule and ruling the ACIP overhaul a violation of proper scientific procedure. — Craig Spencer, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026

Players around the league, past and present, sided with Collier. — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 24 July 2026

The decision could reshape how Americans access peptides, siding with popular demand over warnings from the agency's own scientists. — ABC News, 24 July 2026