(from) side to side

idiom

: moving to the left and then to the right

She shook her head from side to side in disagreement.

waving the flags from side to side

He moved side to side on the tennis court.

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All of the main movement patterns are represented in your routines: upper-body push and pull, and lower-body push and pull, plus some single-leg or single-arm work to help build balanced strength and ward off muscle imbalances from side to side. —

Christa Sgobba, SELF, 6 Jan. 2025 Djokovic did not create a break point on the American’s serve in the first set, but fended off three against him by manoeuvring Opelka from side to side. —

Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025 Everyone sings along and sways from side to side hugging each other, and that is what Christmas is about. —

Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024 Video circulating on unofficial Ukrainian and Russian Telegram channels appeared to show one large ship snapped in two, with water spilling over the edge of the top deck of the vessel as choppy waves rocked it from side to side. —

Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for (from) side to side

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