How to Use to one side in a Sentence

to one side

idiom
  • The bar is to one side of the open kitchen and the dining room to the other.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2024
  • Once the veggies are sauteed, slide them to one side of the pan.
    Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 19 June 2024
  • Twists Twist to one side, hold the pose for three to five breaths, then switch sides.
    Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 3 Sep. 2024
  • The game’s action was largely kept to one side of the field.
    Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Turn your head to one side and place your cheek on the bolster.
    Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Turn your neck to one side and rest your head on the bolster.
    Aubrey Bailey, Pt, Dpt, Cht, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Up to one side is the whirl’s edge, open sky, a brilliant moon.
    Anthony Lydgate, WIRED, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Three dozen members of the SDSU band sat to one side of the stage.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023
  • Add the Cream and Seasonings Push the meatballs to one side of the pan.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2025
  • The researchers found that, in fact, the creme adhered to one side of the cookie about 80% of the time.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Leave to one side for a moment that this seems to be two words.
    Harrison Monarth, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Most of her dark curls were swept over to one side, and some fell toward the front.
    Gabi Thorne, Allure, 22 Sep. 2023
  • With the proxies pushed to one side, the wider war is now upon us.
    Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 15 Apr. 2024
  • But all of a sudden our ship tilted to one side, to the right side.
    Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Push the vegetables to one side, and, if the pan looks dry, add a bit more oil.
    Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Turn your head to one side, then turn to the other side halfway through the pose.
    Aubrey Bailey, Pt, Dpt, Cht, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025
  • To round off the look, the singer wore her hair parted to one side with a light blush and a bright red lip.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Kylie bent her head to one side, showing off shades of blue in her hair.
    Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
  • Tongi is the first Hawaiian to make it to his point in Idol, and he’s had to put tragedy to one side.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2023
  • So Ranieri put his scruples over De Rossi to one side and heard them out.
    James Horncastle, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • In the kitchen, an ice box from Bill’s great–grandparents sits to one side.
    Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Slowly twist the lower spine so knees drop to one side.
    Alyssa Sparacino, Men's Health, 24 Aug. 2023
  • There's no way to eat to one side or to rest your energy to one side.
    Nigel Smith, People.com, 6 July 2025
  • As a result, damage to one side of the brain can affect movement on both sides of the body.
    Candice Maenza, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Once the chicken has been breaded, transfer it to one side of the baking sheet and spread cherry tomatoes on the other.
    Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Ma puts the red wine to one side, ignores the shortbread, and scoops a glob of cream cheese onto her fingertip.
    Molly Aitken, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Such warm feelings may be put to one side when the two tough competitors meet again in Lisbon.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Push the egg to one side of the wok to allow space for the next ingredients.
    The Week Uk, TheWeek, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Guide both legs to one side instead of twisting one leg at a time.
    Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The last carriage was lying on its side on the tracks, and the second-to-last carriage was leaning to one side with all its windows shattered.
    Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'to one side.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: