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• The pedal on the left rocks side to side and is used to turn the mech.
  — Tim Stevens, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2023
• In the video, the pair waved their hands in the air and popped their hips from side to side.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
• With that, the crack filler just needs to stretch from side to side at the top of the crack to stay in place.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
• Pick up the box and tilt it from side to side, so the marble rolls around.
  — Christina Montoya Fiedler, Woman's Day, 24 Feb. 2023
• Pour in the egg mixture and shake the pan slightly from side to side to even out the mixture.
  — Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Feb. 2023
• There are deeper muscles that move the jaw from side to side.
  — Sarah Y. Wu, Glamour, 22 Nov. 2023
• The adorable penguin flaps its flippers and dances, bobbing from side to side.
  — Maya Polton, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
• With its front two paws in the air, back erect, the creature looks from side to side across a crowd of zoo visitors.
  — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Aug. 2023
• Wipe the inside of windows from side to side, and the outside of windows from top to bottom.
  — Kathy Barnes, Country Living, 28 Feb. 2023
• Trainor counts her off with a simple enough three-parter: side to side, body roll, throw it back.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2022
• Move your toes, bend your knees slightly, move your upper body and head from side to side and lift your arms.
  — Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2024
• Brush first with up-and-down strokes, then go side to side to ensure even coverage.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023
• The Kylie Skin founder winked at the camera and shared a pout before shaking her head from side to side and tousling her hair.
  — Jenny Haward, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
• Needham was also fast from side to side, stuffing all the short passes to the perimeter.
  — Keith Pearson, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2023
• With a frown, the man bobbed his head side to side noncommittally.
  — Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 8 Feb. 2024
• But Nixon kept looking from side to side, addressing the reporters in the studio.
  — Bill Newcott, National Geographic, 25 Sep. 2020
• The camera swivels from side to side, hardening the sense of his being under siege, and the movement prompts two thoughts.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2023
• James Crumbley shook his head from side to side as each guilty verdict was read.
  — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2024
• Gently sway from side to side, reconnect with your emotions, and let go of all the worries of work.
  — Dulce Moncada, Glamour, 28 Sep. 2023
• The two-piece construction also makes the chair feel a bit wobbly when leaning from side to side.
  — Suzie Dundas, Popular Mechanics, 24 May 2023
• Filler that needs to stretch three ways — from side to side and up from the bottom — is much more likely to lose its grip and let water into the gap.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
• The far more powerful Chi Chi quake simulation shakes the building from side to side and to and fro.
  — Todd Woody, Anchorage Daily News, 12 June 2023
• In the videos, Cameron Shoppach holds up dogs underneath their front legs and swings them side to side, with their hind legs dangling.
  — John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Mar. 2024
• The oscillating space heater can move from side to side up to 83 degrees, keeping you and the entire room warm.
  — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2023
• Shifting the controller forward in your hand points the Avata down toward the ground, pulling it back points the drone up, and tilting it side to side banks and turns.
  — Jim Fisher, PCMAG, 11 Apr. 2024
• Lean against the wall and slowly roll the ball back and forth, side to side, along the valley below your clavicle several times.
  — Kelly Dinardo New York Times, Star Tribune, 21 Aug. 2020
• Others will hold onto their heads or rock their upper bodies from side to side.
  — Shayla Love, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2023
• Phoenix begins to wiggle sweetly from side to side, smiling wide.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024
• The Victoria’s riflebird curves its wings above its body and tosses its head from side to side, showing off its blue-green breast.
  — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 12 May 2023
• During a steady retrieve, this lip gets the bait wobbling from side to side, with one corner of the lip quickly hitting the water and then the other.
  — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024