How to Use to the side in a Sentence
to the side
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Just in the nick of time, a flash of blue light blasts Rio to the side.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
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The Cessna was towed to the side of the runway and left there.
—Arturo Torres, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2024
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Biles wore a bow tie with her bangs swooped to the side.
—Janelle Ash , Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2025
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Swift pulled her hair to the side and sat down at the piano.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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The mom of one parted her hair, which was styled in a blowout, to the side.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2024
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Choose a thermometer that’s easy to read and clips to the side of the pan.
—Shelli McConnell, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2024
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Make a fist with your left hand and extend it to the side.
—Mallory Creveling, Health, 11 Sep. 2023
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Laces: Laces can be both straight along the top of the foot or offset to the side.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
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First, notice that with the shake of the hand, the motion displaces the string to the side.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2023
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Then, the woman grabbed the activist by her hair and dragged her to the side of the road.
—Hannah Grossman, Fox News, 18 July 2023
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In this case, blacktip groupers wait off to the side and watch.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 23 Sep. 2024
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Then, instead of entering the lot, the trucks pulled to the side of the road.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 21 Nov. 2023
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Stand the mango up on that flat end and cut down the length of the mango to the side of the pit.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
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Push the vegetables to the side of the pan, and place the salmon in the middle, skin-side up.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 8 Nov. 2024
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Buses stop and the passengers get off to the side of the road.
—Rabbi Steve Roth, Sun Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2025
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Serve in small bowls or plates with tortilla chips to the side.
—Bill St. John, Denver Post, 8 Aug. 2025
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My pops pulled me to the side one day and said, ‘What’s going on?
—Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
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Her hair was styled in loose waves and her bangs parted to the side.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
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But 6 inches in front and a foot to the side means 6 inches in front and a foot to the side.
—Brian Hamilton, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
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In the footage, desks can be seen pushed to the side of the classroom as pairs of students fight.
—Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 16 Apr. 2023
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But, putting that to the side, Piedmont and Sicily, too.
—Jesse Scott, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2025
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In the first photo, Williams peered off to the side while her daughter did the same with a smile.
—Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 1 July 2023
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The parents pull you to the side, saying, ‘Hey, man, thank you so much.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 2 Aug. 2025
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At one point an explosion and flames to the side of the road, an IED or mine.
—Ian Pannell, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2023
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On each coffin, a photo of one of the hostages was stapled to the side.
—Melanie Lidman, arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2025
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From the collared neckline to the front slit to the belt waist to the side pockets, there’s so much to love.
—Rachel Simon, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2024
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His dark brunette hair was neatly gelled to the side.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
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There’s a lone trumpeter to the side, wearing a black tunic and looking like Death.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
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An extended driveway, which forms a circle in front of the house, offers ample parking to the side.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026
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Out front, a graveled motor court borders a colonnade entryway and an attached two-car garage tucked off to the side.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2026
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