How to Use sidle in a Sentence

sidle

verb

• He sidled up to me and slipped me a note.
• She sidled through the narrow opening.
• She sidled over and whispered, “Do you see that guy?”.
• This is the buildup, with the road sidling through green rolling hills and past grazing cattle.
  — Peter Fish, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2018
• These dishes were made for sharing, so sidle up next to your date and grab a fork.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 15 July 2021
• Now make room for the guy who once sidled up to you on a basketball court and blew in your ear.
  — Bill Plaschke, latimes.com, 3 July 2018
• Billy sidled our boat up to the toothlike rock in the current.
  — Hank Bradshaw, Outdoor Life, 24 June 2026
• Order food from the window, and sidle up to the wooden bar.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
• When Stephen Miller sidles up to the sushi counter, send him a message.
  — Devra First, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2018
• People worship them, want to sidle up to, bed, or marry them.
  — Laura Kipnis, The New Republic, 5 May 2023
• But then Kennedy said a man sidled up on the back of the balloon and attacked it with a knife.
  — Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2019
• Time to play a little work-hooky, sidle up to a bar somewhere and take part in an all-too rare joy around here.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 30 Sep. 2020
• Hunter left the defense table and sidled next to them, engaged in an intense chat.
  — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
• Dan sidled up to the seafood counter and asked for littleneck clams for his bouillabaisse.
  — Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
• Every morning for nearly two weeks, two boats sidle up to the terns’ new floating home.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2021
• Any and all can sidle up to the saloon counter, push forward an empty glass and demand to be served.
  — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024
• Soon a man sidles up to him, making amorous overtures that Cliff doesn’t resist.
  — Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2024
• The nervous rookies would then sidle up to the veterans.
  — Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 15 Mar. 2026
• Bypass the touristy front stalls to sidle up at 14-seat Bar Pinotxo’s counter.
  — Amanda Eyre Ward, Bon Appétit, 19 Mar. 2025
• At the party, Sai sidles up to Jenna and admits her part in it.
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
• There’s also a super cute outdoor dining patio that sidles up to the first tee.
  — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
• August clucked his tongue and the cat came sidling up, arching its back, rubbing against August’s boot.
  — New York Times, 31 Mar. 2020
• Then the man nodded awkwardly and sidled along the platform.
  — Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
• People clustered in groups, so guests would have to sidle up to join a conversation.
  — Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2020
• In one moment, Drake sidles up to a family who’s sitting on a ledge.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2018
• Haley quietly sidles up to it, gently placing a net over the bird.
  — NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
• Past mornings have found Mia sidling over to stand eye to eye with Buddy, who greets her with wet licks across her face.
  — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Dec. 2017
• Zenyatta stay removed from the fray, sidling along like an outsider amused by all the foolishness.
  — Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2023
• At Break Neck Hill, the road had enough room to sidle back and forth up the ridge, switchback style.
  — Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
• Ramirez is sidling next to Trout among the Angels’ best performers this season.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 27 May 2017