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

Martinez-Olguin sided with groups that sued over the noncitizen voting investigation surge, including the California Nurses Association and National Nurses United. — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

That didn’t stop several others, including some journalists, from siding with the Pangram results over the word of a colleague. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

Two juries sided with state The verdict was the second in six months by a Santa Fe jury in a lawsuit brought by the state of New Mexico against Meta Platforms. — Reuters, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026

Research on whether one-person rule or democracy brings better long-term growth generally sides with democracy. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Oct. 2026