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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
Learn what dating looks like in different cultures, witness the devastation when crushes go sideways, and enjoy the redemption when couples rediscover their spark and move forward.
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Jan. 2026
But Bucky Ball can bounce sideways, too.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 16 Jan. 2026
Since then, shares have been trading sideways in a range between $160-$170, dancing around the stock’s 50-day moving average.
—Jay Woods, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
The possibility for things to go sideways dialing wind while hunting is even greater.
—John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 15 Jan. 2026
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Jan. 2026
But Bucky Ball can bounce sideways, too.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 16 Jan. 2026
Since then, shares have been trading sideways in a range between $160-$170, dancing around the stock’s 50-day moving average.
—Jay Woods, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
The possibility for things to go sideways dialing wind while hunting is even greater.
—John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 15 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sideways
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sideways
Adverb
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Another witness saw Thomas leave the residence, then come back with his hand suspiciously in his pocket, the affidavit states.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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Some have posited that a man at the diner where the Soprano family met for a bite looked suspiciously like Davey, whose life was ruined by his childhood friend Tony.—
Daysia Tolentino,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Arenas shuffled up and down the pickleball court and shifted laterally, quickly racking up the points and shutting out Jennings in the game, 11-0.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
20 Jan. 2026
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These included shifting weight laterally on slopes, shortening strides on rough ground, and stepping cautiously on slippery surfaces.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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That’s what Lenny, a biopic of comedian Lenny Bruce, is obliquely about.—
Lili Anolik,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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If its absence speaks obliquely to the Dadaist disregard for aesthetic permanence, its iconography—and its iconoclastic mordancy—echoes throughout his entire corpus.—
Ara H. Merjian,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Sideways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sideways. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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