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as in sidewise
with one side faced forward
I had to walk sideways to get between the two towering piles of boxes
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as in suspiciously
with distrust
she glanced at us sideways when she heard us claim we weren't there that night
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Recent Examples of sideways
But as the storm approached Alaska, everything went sideways.
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Rick Thoman, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
One of the 49ers’ best stories is headed sideways.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Herbert couldn’t say why things went so unexpectedly sideways in the past two games, especially in the loss to the Commanders.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
Working with one shrimp at a time, insert a toothpick sideways and under the vein of the shrimp in the second joint from the tail.
—Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
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Rick Thoman, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
One of the 49ers’ best stories is headed sideways.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Herbert couldn’t say why things went so unexpectedly sideways in the past two games, especially in the loss to the Commanders.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
Working with one shrimp at a time, insert a toothpick sideways and under the vein of the shrimp in the second joint from the tail.
—Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sideways
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sideways
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The nurse looked at me suspiciously.—
Sam Lipsyte,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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That forecast might sound suspiciously familiar to skeptics who have seen such decadal predictions come and go in the past.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Rams could run laterally, hash to hash, with the Warriors.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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One of the more ambitious levels is Imprint, a snowy complex that feels ripped from Inception with an angled elevator lift at its heart that shifts laterally between planes.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
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But Sage also shows up later in the episode to obliquely discuss their plans for Marie.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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The head came up broadside, facing to Bill’s left, and Bill sought the bear’s ear with the crosshairs.—
Marguerite Reiss,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Sideways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sideways. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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