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
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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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The job goes sideways, leaving Kay indebted to a fixer and smuggler named Jaylen.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2024
Its green-and-white building appeared to be vandalized, with furniture strewn on the ground and an electrical utility pole tossed sideways on one of the buildings.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 July 2024
What was previously evaluated purely by looking at the swimmer above the water can now be distilled into a series of charts and graphs that show the distribution of force in all the forward, sideways, and upward and downward directions.
—Katherine Douglass, Scientific American, 8 July 2024
The twins — who are 2 years old — posed in front of a wall of colorful balloon lights in another photo, and the musician sat between his kids in their car seats wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap sideways in yet another moment captured on film.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 8 July 2024
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2024
Its green-and-white building appeared to be vandalized, with furniture strewn on the ground and an electrical utility pole tossed sideways on one of the buildings.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 July 2024
What was previously evaluated purely by looking at the swimmer above the water can now be distilled into a series of charts and graphs that show the distribution of force in all the forward, sideways, and upward and downward directions.
—Katherine Douglass, Scientific American, 8 July 2024
The twins — who are 2 years old — posed in front of a wall of colorful balloon lights in another photo, and the musician sat between his kids in their car seats wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap sideways in yet another moment captured on film.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 8 July 2024
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“Sideways.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sideways. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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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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