How to Use (from) side to side in a Sentence
(from) side to side
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The pedal on the left rocks side to side and is used to turn the mech.
—Tim Stevens, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2023
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Pick up the box and tilt it from side to side, so the marble rolls around.
—Christina Montoya Fiedler, Woman's Day, 24 Feb. 2023
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Sit tall in your chair, reach your arms up and lean gently from side to side.
—Bronwen Sciortino, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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In the video, the pair waved their hands in the air and popped their hips from side to side.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
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There are deeper muscles that move the jaw from side to side.
—Sarah Wu, Glamour, 28 May 2019
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With that, the crack filler just needs to stretch from side to side at the top of the crack to stay in place.
—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
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Always mow slopes and hills from side to side (and never mow when the grass is wet).
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 May 2025
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Her eyes dart side to side, eyeing him up, but with the nerves of someone about to melt.
—Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 15 Jan. 2025
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Its head bobbed up and down and side to side, its snub nose tracing arcs in the morning sky.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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These videos show people rotating their heads up and down and side to side.
—Frank McKenna, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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The mother-daughter duo swayed their heads side to side in unison.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 15 July 2025
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Claire mouths the following words of the song while moving from side to side.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Two seagulls rode the air with outstretched wings, rocking side to side.
—Literary Hub, 30 June 2025
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The constant movement of the ship — the whole ship was moving from side to side.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 19 June 2024
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The adorable penguin flaps its flippers and dances, bobbing from side to side.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
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Roll the packet from top to bottom, unroll it, then roll it up from side to side.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 13 May 2025
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Brush first with up-and-down strokes, then go side to side to ensure even coverage.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023
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Pour in the egg mixture and shake the pan slightly from side to side to even out the mixture.
—Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Feb. 2023
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Move your toes, bend your knees slightly, move your upper body and head from side to side and lift your arms.
—Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2024
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The quake caused the building to shake side to side, and a plumber is already taking care of the leak.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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With a frown, the man bobbed his head side to side noncommittally.
—Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 8 Feb. 2024
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James Crumbley shook his head from side to side as each guilty verdict was read.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2024
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Victor also has eyes that blink, a tilting head and a torso that moves from side to side.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 26 July 2024
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Emily's movements include eyes that blink, a head that tilts and a torso that moves side to side.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 26 July 2024
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In these, the head of the printer can move up and down on one or two rails and from side to side on another rail.
—ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025
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With its front two paws in the air, back erect, the creature looks from side to side across a crowd of zoo visitors.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Aug. 2023
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The woman beside me waved her arms from side to side and sang every lyric to the most obscure songs in the set.
—Courtney Devores, Charlotte Observer, 28 July 2025
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Wipe the inside of windows from side to side, and the outside of windows from top to bottom.
—Kathy Barnes, Country Living, 28 Feb. 2023
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Needham was also fast from side to side, stuffing all the short passes to the perimeter.
—Keith Pearson, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2023
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Gently sway from side to side, reconnect with your emotions, and let go of all the worries of work.
—Dulce Moncada, Glamour, 28 Sep. 2023
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