side by side
adverb
1
: beside one another
walking side by side
2
: in the same place, time, or circumstance
lived peacefully side by side for many years
Examples of side by side in a Sentence
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Sporting 17-inch wheels and lower-profile tires, the previous model’s 15-inch wheels look way too small when compared side by side.
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Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2024
But it is thought to be the first time the two countries’ militaries have fought side by side.
—NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
In the face of this threat, Biden said, the U.S. stood side by side with Israel, and would continue to support it.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2024
Victoria shared a glimpse into the festivities on her Instagram, including her and her husband getting some rest and relaxation while laying side by side on pool chairs on the deck.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
Never colonized Santa Lucia stands side by side with Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church on what were the first 40 acres ceded to the Pascua Yaquis by the federal government.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2024
The volunteers either assembled a puzzle collaboratively or worked on identical puzzles separately, side by side.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
The visibility of so many Latinos at pro-Palestinian actions in Southern California represents a historic rupture in the longstanding political alliance between Latinos and Jews, who lived side by side on the Eastside for decades.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
For example, in the video, two identical shirts hang side by side—one in brown and the other in pink.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 3 Apr. 2024
Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2024
But it is thought to be the first time the two countries’ militaries have fought side by side.
—NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
In the face of this threat, Biden said, the U.S. stood side by side with Israel, and would continue to support it.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2024
Victoria shared a glimpse into the festivities on her Instagram, including her and her husband getting some rest and relaxation while laying side by side on pool chairs on the deck.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
Never colonized Santa Lucia stands side by side with Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church on what were the first 40 acres ceded to the Pascua Yaquis by the federal government.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2024
The volunteers either assembled a puzzle collaboratively or worked on identical puzzles separately, side by side.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
The visibility of so many Latinos at pro-Palestinian actions in Southern California represents a historic rupture in the longstanding political alliance between Latinos and Jews, who lived side by side on the Eastside for decades.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
For example, in the video, two identical shirts hang side by side—one in brown and the other in pink.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Side by side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20by%20side. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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