How to Use side-eye in a Sentence

side-eye

noun
  • Even still, many of us side-eye sweat because of the stink.
    Sarah Everts, TIME, 16 July 2024
  • A couple of guys just giving the side-eye to each other.
    Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Don't forget that classic side-eye glancing up and to the left.
    Janaya Wecker, ELLE, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Bass follows suit, posing with his head turned to the tree and giving the camera a small side-eye.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Side button side-eye The Charge 6 looks nearly identical to the Charge 5.
    Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The Grammy winner responded to Koy’s joke with some side-eye and a sip of champagne.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Fat Ham revels in suggestion, side-eyes, winks and asides.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Spivey is a delight as her sidekick with a masterful side-eye, a drama queen who lives to spill the tea.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2024
  • And worked as a perfect support to the oblivious leads, regularly in need of a good side-eye.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2024
  • The social media post from the Sphere was accompanied by a side-eyes emoji.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 15 Jan. 2025
  • At this point, the constant chatter from DDG deserves a bombastic side-eye.
    Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Bass holds his son with one arm, lifting him as Alexander turns his head to deliver a brooding side-eye look.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2023
  • All the glitter, gloss and side-eye in the world couldn’t have prepared Rae — or the general public — for the string of viral songs that would come four or five years later.
    Tiana Denicola, Variety, 30 May 2025
  • Gomez posted a clip to both Instagram and TikTok that might break the record for most instances of nervous side-eye in a single video.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The side-eye meme Another Harris meme that flooded the internet is the side-eye image.
    Raven Maragh-Lloyd, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Not just when Juicy soliloquizes across the proscenium or Tedra casts us some side-eye.
    Jesse Green, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Azalea isn’t the first person to side-eye UMG’s royalties system.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Expect to get side-eye or low-key snickering from people who disagree with us.
    Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Nikki Glaser skewered the crowd as expected but didn’t truly offend, even if a few lines launched some side-eye.
    Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
  • This remark prompted a side-eye from Shaboozey, which turned him into an instant meme.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 27 May 2025
  • Brows furrow, lips purse, and side-eyes are flicked — deliciously.
    Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
  • It was last seen with just its head exposed, giving the camera serious side-eye treatment.
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
  • Heck, even Alonzo crashes the reception, which I strongly side-eye.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2025
  • That said, with change comes not just responsibility but also a lot of side-eye.
    Rachel King, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The change comes at a time when an increasing number of Americans are giving philanthropy the side-eye.
    Alex Daniels Of The Chronicle Of Philanthropy, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Days before, Charli teased a very similar-sounding track with the same side-eye and skyline emoji.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2023
  • People side-eye each other, rush in or out of rooms, drape themselves in doorways and utter cryptic insults.
    Joan Frank, Washington Post, 12 July 2023
  • So pack your finest resort wear, practice your side-eye, and prepare for the kind of getaway that’s as unforgettable as The White Lotus itself.
    Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The cussing example is a case, like the side-eye meme, where Black internet users identify with the vice president’s nod to Black culture, in this case through Ebonics.
    Raven Maragh-Lloyd, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The clip, which shows the dog giving its owner furtive side-eye while cautiously walking by captured the breed's endearing blend of innocence and mischief.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025

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