to one side

idiom

1
: in a direction that is away from or beyond the center of something
The dog tilted its head to one side.
2
: to a place that is on one side : aside
He put his luggage to one side.

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Novikov is in his late forties, with a soft, boyish face and a thinning wave of brown hair swept to one side. Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025 Off to one side of the rally, a small knot of people faced northeast for one of the five daily prayers said by observant Muslims while protest chants continued. Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025 Illustration by Ellie See Neck Rotations 1. Slowly turn your head to one side. Nathalie Alonso, AFAR Media, 3 Mar. 2025 Trump placed his political differences with Newsom to one side during his hourslong itinerary in California at the end of his first week of being president again to survey the destruction wreaked in and around Los Angeles by the fires. Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for to one side

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“To one side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20one%20side. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

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