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alongside

2 of 2

preposition

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of alongside
Adverb
Carell attended the play alongside his wife, SNL alum Nancy Carell, and could be seen greeting fans and hyping up his former costar near the stage door in a video that Fischer shared on Instagram on Friday. Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025 While taking part in a video interview with GQ published in March alongside his Mickey 17 director Bong Joon Ho, Pattinson expressed some level of dismay for having to dance for the cameras while acting. Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Preposition
This marks a major acceleration of the testing program for the bomber that will work alongside and eventually replace the Air Force's fleet of B-1B, B-2, and B-52 bombers that form the airborne leg of the US nuclear deterrent force. New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025 With emotion, Jenkins held the ball high as his teammates celebrated alongside. Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 20 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for alongside
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alongside
Adverb
  • Follow along for the latest updates below.
    The Hill, The Hill, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Her characters skitter along in language, rarely lighting on anything for long.
    Hilton Als, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Preposition
  • The book is out currently, and the movie will hit theaters next October.
    NPR, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Party leader Harris said Mecklenburg Democrats are focused on the Matthews race, as the outcome could serve as a preview of competitiveness in state legislative races next year.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
Preposition
  • Photos taken of the aftermath show the aircraft partially submerged in water near the airport's sea wall.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The incident on Saturday morning began when Oakland police were called about person who had broken into a home on the 11000 block of Ettrick Street, in a hills neighborhood near the Oakland Zoo.
    Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • So grab a plate, settle in, and let these films take you back to the yard—where the music never stops, the bonds run deep, and every Homecoming feels like family coming home again.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 16 Oct. 2025
  • As long as sports remains the straw that stirs TV’s drink, the ad dollars will continue to roll right in.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Preposition
  • Their biting wit turned upon whiteness and the colonizer has served as much inspiration.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Now, textiles will face punishing 59 percent tariffs due to the new, 50 percent duties stacking upon an existing MFN rate of 9 percent.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 26 Aug. 2025
Preposition
  • Named after Scheffler’s longtime coach and mentor, the Randy Smith Junior Tour will host events across North Texas, targeting players aged 6 to 12.
    Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, a founder scaling across Europe must incorporate separate entities in each country, untangle regulatory and employment codes in multiple languages and markets, and explain to engineers in Munich why their stock options are treated differently to their colleagues’ in Madrid.
    Jan Hammer, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Then, imagine those color-changing mountains reflected in the briny water of desert salt flats, a mirage that ripples when local flamingos fly by in twos and threes.
    Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
  • There is not enough information to go by yet on what the coroner has given us so far.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Preposition
  • Calderhead focuses on the British tactic, enacted two days after the initial attack, of moving their fleet into Flushing Bay to anchor for the night.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Modern warfare increasingly depends on neuroscientific findings to help determine the best ways to train soldiers, defend populations against disinformation, and manage deterrence strategies.
    Big Think, Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Alongside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alongside. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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