sideward

variants or sidewards

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of sideward The stewards concluded Gutierrez guided his horse at least four paths to the outside causing another horse to go sideward. Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2019 Models in luxury snake boots and sparkling disco heels suddenly appeared and — forgoing the dry catwalk strip — darted sideward to walk straight across the water. Thomas Adamson, The Seattle Times, 25 Sep. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sideward
laterally
Adverb
  • The Spirit jet, en route from Fort Lauderdale to Boston, came within eight miles laterally of the presidential aircraft before adjusting course.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry Shane Croucher Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Data from flight-tracking service Flightradar24 showed that the Spirit plane came no closer than eight miles laterally to Air Force One, which remained at 32,000 feet — just 1,000 feet below Spirit Flight 1300.
    Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2025

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“Sideward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sideward. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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