to one side

idiom

1
: in a direction that is away from or beyond the center of something
The dog tilted its head to one side.
2
: to a place that is on one side : aside
He put his luggage to one side.

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But knock the gearstick to one side, click the S+ button and a completely different animal rears its head. Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025 Her blond hair was coiffed to one side with curls and waves cascading down her shoulders. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 15 Apr. 2025 Things poke their heads in from stage left or stage right; a candlestick slightly too big for its rectangle hunches to one side; countless pairs of bottles and cups and pitchers seem to be shoving at each other like two kids in the back of a minivan. Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025 Published on April 11, 2025 Photo : Rich Caplan for The Corcoran Group Photo : Rich Caplan for The Corcoran Group The kitchen sits off to one side of the great room. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for to one side

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“To one side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20one%20side. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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