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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Just look at Stone outside of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, looking effortlessly cool (in more ways than one) with her bang pinned to one side and swept away from her face with one or two bobby pins. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 June 2025 If there is any unevenness in wear the bomb will slew to one side and curve away from a straight path. David Hambling, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025 Thirty miles north of our Santa Monica apartment, Oat Mountain had risen fifteen inches and moved six inches to one side. Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025 Most Popular Cunha previously attracted interest from Arsenal and Nottingham Forest. ‘Versatility, creativity, and goalscoring ability’ Analysis by Mark Carey Pushing his temperament to one side for a moment, there is little doubt that Cunha has been Wolves’ talisman this season. Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 1 June 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 5 Jul. 2025.

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