wayside

noun

way·side ˈwā-ˌsīd

: the side of or land adjacent to a road or path

wayside adjective

Phrases

by the wayside

: out of consideration : into a condition of neglect or disuse

—usually used with fall

Examples of wayside in a Sentence

Flowers grew along the wayside.

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This is akin to someone using a checklist to make sure that nothing was inadvertently left by the wayside. —

Lance Eliot, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024 Browns need to bench Deshaun Watson: While other issues inhibit the Browns, Watson deserves most of the blame for their 1-4 start and another season gone by the wayside after Sunday's 34-13 blowout at the hands of the Washington Commanders. —

Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024 Meanwhile, traditional staples such as editorial board endorsements, once sought by candidates and valued by news consumers, are going by the wayside. —

Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2024 Amid the cottage industry of fretting over fickle moderates and outré conservatives of color (Cubans in Miami, Byron Donalds and Clarence Thomas, et al.), Asian Americans can fall by the wayside. —

Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wayside