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Flowers grew along the wayside.
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The life of Universal Friend proved to be particularly illuminating, especially in how Friend established communities that embodied the ideals for which the American Revolution was fought, while elsewhere in the new nation of the United States those ideals fell woefully by the wayside.
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Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
The commitment has been on full display ever since Miami’s season nearly went to the wayside with losses to Louisville and SMU.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
In the aftermath of The Burn, the United Federation of Planets all but collapsed, and some of the high-minded ideals of Starfleet fell by the wayside.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Jan. 2026
With life back in full swing following the holidays, those resolutions to keep your home decluttered might have fallen to the wayside.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
The commitment has been on full display ever since Miami’s season nearly went to the wayside with losses to Louisville and SMU.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
In the aftermath of The Burn, the United Federation of Planets all but collapsed, and some of the high-minded ideals of Starfleet fell by the wayside.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Jan. 2026
With life back in full swing following the holidays, those resolutions to keep your home decluttered might have fallen to the wayside.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for wayside
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“Wayside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wayside. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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