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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In this case, the combatants are, to one side, a group of 100 unspecified men — and, on the other, a single gorilla, one of those noble herbivorous great apes found in equatorial Africa.
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
Cunha has perfect profile for an elite forward Analysis by Mark Carey
Pushing his temperament to one side for a moment, there is little doubt that Matheus Cunha has been Wolves’s talisman this season.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Lifting your head and shoulders to one side or the other or engaging in bicycle crunches by involving your legs will, too.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
With only a half-day to shoot the scene, McBride decided to devote all of the resources to one side of the battle and focus on one shot.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
Cunha has perfect profile for an elite forward Analysis by Mark Carey
Pushing his temperament to one side for a moment, there is little doubt that Matheus Cunha has been Wolves’s talisman this season.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Lifting your head and shoulders to one side or the other or engaging in bicycle crunches by involving your legs will, too.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
With only a half-day to shoot the scene, McBride decided to devote all of the resources to one side of the battle and focus on one shot.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 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 21 May. 2025.
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