sideways
adverb or adjective
side·ways
ˈsīd-ˌwāz 
1
: from one side
2
: with one side forward
turn sideways
3
a
: in a lateral direction or downward to one side
hopped sideways
slump sideways
b
: askance
look sideways at someone
Examples of sideways in a Sentence
I had to walk sideways to get between the two towering piles of boxes
she glanced at us sideways when she heard us claim we weren't there that night
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Grass moths that darted sideways through the air.
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Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
As everyone always says, an overbought market can come back into line with a severe pullback or by simply chopping sideways for a bit.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
The Vikings had rookie Tyler Batty lying sideways directly in front of Eagles center Cam Jurgens, with Jalen Redmond on one side over Batty and Levi Drake Rodriguez on the other side.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The comet bits have also spread a fair distance from it sideways, which is why some of the particles now intersect the Earth even though the comet's orbit does not.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
As everyone always says, an overbought market can come back into line with a severe pullback or by simply chopping sideways for a bit.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
The Vikings had rookie Tyler Batty lying sideways directly in front of Eagles center Cam Jurgens, with Jalen Redmond on one side over Batty and Levi Drake Rodriguez on the other side.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The comet bits have also spread a fair distance from it sideways, which is why some of the particles now intersect the Earth even though the comet's orbit does not.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sideways
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“Sideways.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sideways. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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sideways
adverb or adjective
side·ways
ˈsīd-ˌwāz
1
: from one side
viewed the stage sideways
2
: with one side forward
turn sideways
3
: to one side
fell sideways
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