: out of consideration : into a condition of neglect or disuse—usually used with fall
Examples of wayside in a Sentence
Flowers grew along the wayside.
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There’s something special about snapping photos with a Polaroid camera, but it’s gone by the wayside in favor of the convenient use of smartphones.—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2024 Samuel’s dreams of becoming a writer fell by the wayside, even as Sandra’s career took off thanks to a series of semi-autobiographical works.—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 22 Mar. 2024 Just south of Exit 3 on Interstate 90 in La Crosse, there's an eagle-watching wayside with viewing scopes.—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2024 Unfortunately, at precisely the moment when the nuclear standoff is extending all the way to the heavens, Cold War-era arms control treaties of all types are falling by the wayside.—Joshua Keating, Vox, 12 Apr. 2022 See all Example Sentences for wayside
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