How to Use aside in a Sentence

aside

1 of 3 adverb

• She laid the book aside.
• He stepped aside and let her pass.
• He threw his coat aside.
• Someone grabbed him and pulled him aside.
• He elbowed people aside as he moved through the crowd.
• He took her aside to speak to her privately.
• Cut out the bright color to fit the windows and set aside.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023
• Set aside the scraps to fry as a treat for all your hard work.
  — Yewande Komolafe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
• But those concerns were set aside and now the ban is in place.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 4 Jan. 2024
• Put the box score aside though, Thompson was at ease in the offense, albeit in a blowout.
  — oregonlive, 4 Sep. 2023
• Surprise songs aside, Swifties have a lot to be grateful for this year.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
• Social media aside, there's a lot more to know about Tom.
  — Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 19 July 2023
• The plan now sets aside more than 70% of the housing for residents aged 55 and older.
  — Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2023
• The first phase will have 10% of the units set aside for those earning 80% or less of the area median income.
  — Haeven Gibbons, Dallas News, 5 Sep. 2023
• The good start aside, the conditions that have led to fan unrest remain.
  — Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 4 Apr. 2024
• Stir together salt and pepper in a small bowl, and set aside.
  — Nancie McDermott, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2023
• The filings seek a hearing and for Adams' conviction to be set aside.
  — CBS News, 28 Feb. 2024
• Football aside, the real winner of the meal is whomever scores the last bite of lobster mac and cheese.
  — Linnea Covington, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
• Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels to drain; set aside.
  — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 30 Dec. 2023
• Grease a 9-inch-square baking pan with butter; set aside.
  — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
• This Cougars’ 3-0 start aside, Pullman has been the site of heartbreak for many Beavers on the current roster.
  — Ndaschel, oregonlive, 18 Sep. 2023
• As soon as Kathy returned to the mansion, rose in hand, Theresa pulled her aside to hash things out.
  — Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 13 Oct. 2023
• Toward the end, Shilling added the aside disparaging the Sheriff’s Office.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 June 2023
• Before moving onto the neck, cut a 12-inch piece of ribbon and set aside.
  — Anna Logan, Country Living, 31 July 2023
• Appearance aside, it was agreed that age is nothing Biden should be ashamed of.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
• Add eggs; whisk until combined, and set aside until ready to use.
  — Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2023
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and set aside.
  — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2024
• Prepare cilantro, onion, and peppers: Coarsely chop cilantro leaves, and set aside.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2023
• Romance aside, Thomas says this lunation could also place an emphasis on financial matters too.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
• Not even six full months have passed since the October 7 massacre, and already that act of unspeakable barbarity has been reduced to a passing aside in Democratic rhetorical assaults on Israeli perfidy -- that is, when it is mentioned at all.
  — Noah Rothman, National Review, 5 Apr. 2024

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aside

2 of 3 noun

• She made a joke about the food in a muttered aside to her husband.
• The book includes several lengthy asides about the personal lives of scientists involved in the project.
• In his speech he mentioned her contributions almost as an aside, despite the fact that she was the one who came up with the idea originally.
• Teams of three and four will play a nine-hole steo-aside game in a shotgun format.
  — Pomerado News, 9 Oct. 2019
• That’s been the biggest challenge; the arts are now an aside in almost all schools.
  — Valerie Strauss, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2017
• As an aside, some furtively whisper that this will be akin to the return of the Jedi.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 May 2022
• As an aside, what a remarkable turnaround for Perry and the Stars fan base in the last 18 months.
  — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 24 Dec. 2020
• Nerves asides, these two totally killed it—and the public agrees.
  — Blair Donovan, Country Living, 23 Feb. 2019
• The episode then cut to an aside where Taylor discussed her parents' styles.
  — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 20 Jan. 2021
• The woman had set cash aside for food and Christmas presents for her four children.
  — Richard Byrd, The Seattle Times, 3 Jan. 2018
• The sting of the aside is the implied contrast with what’s come before, in the poem’s leisurely middle books.
  — Catherine Nicholson, The New York Review of Books, 8 June 2022
• Seems like a bit of an aside, and yet there’s so much being set up here, something has to be coming.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 1 May 2022
• As an aside, Brady’s current contract will void on March 17.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 16 Oct. 2019
• Emy and Emmanuel’s friendship displayed on the show and not just mentioned as an aside.
  — Kyndall Cunningham, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2021
• The prosecutors also seem to have adapted to the judge’s asides.
  — Aruna Viswanatha, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2018
• And as an aside, Javon and David Castañeda became very good friends.
  — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 24 June 2022
• Response shots and asides are the new laugh track, the new grammar of so much television humor.
  — Parul Sehgal, New York Times, 19 June 2019
• Howery has some of the best humorous asides, and his chemistry with Irving keeps the film on track.
  — Katie Walsh, latimes.com, 28 June 2018
• Like Bull Durham, the film's highlights are the locker room scenes, the team bus rides, the personal asides — who says women don't bond?
  — Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2019
• Now for an aside on the Hoover Dam, government spending and climate change.
  — Zachary B. Wolf, CNN, 19 June 2021
• Thornton earned fame for her lusty phrasing, colorful asides and the idea of having the band bark back at her.
  — Mary Colurso | [e-mail], al, 22 Jan. 2020
• As an aside, Nance Jr. has picked up four fouls in five of his six games with the Cavs, including four in 15 minutes Sunday.
  — Joe Vardon, cleveland.com, 26 Feb. 2018
• As an aside, No. 0 and 1 are available to someone on offense next season.
  — oregonlive, 6 Jan. 2023
• Below is the text of my live chat with AI Tubman, lightly edited for length and with a few asides for context.
  — Gillian Brockell, Washington Post, 16 July 2023
• As an aside, my favorite moment of the episode was Imani and Trig gently ribbing Jake about not knowing how to dance.
  — Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, 12 July 2021
• She was first mentioned briefly, almost as an aside, in an opening scene that took place in the narrator’s place of work.
  — Oliver Munday, The Atlantic, 21 June 2022
• Will there be hushed asides on game broadcasts every time a third-rate backup enters a game?
  — Jack Dickey, SI.com, 8 Sep. 2017
• Trump, an avid golfer, indulged his inner fan with asides about the merits of one golfer's putter and the length of another's drives.
  — Anne Gearan, chicagotribune.com, 4 July 2018
• Helpfully, the excellent music itself is just trance-y enough, most of the time, in making even her most extremely literal asides feel like spiritual musings.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
• As an aside, approval of ACA 1 might change the dynamic regarding certain citizens’ initiatives.
  — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2023

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aside

3 of 3 preposition

• Some of them asked the judge to set aside the plea deal and sentence him to a stiffer term.
  — Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
• The two would set aside time every morning, evening and lunch to talk.
  — David Moore, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2023
• Gantz set aside those demands in the wake of the attack Saturday.
  — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
• For items that are hand wash only, set aside time to wash them every night.
  — Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 31 July 2023
• People set aside dates with their friends months in advance for brunch.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 3 Oct. 2023
• Spread ¼ cup of the apricot mixture evenly on the bottom of the soufflé dish; set aside the rest.
  — Saveur Editors, Saveur, 19 July 2023
• But setting aside our own issues, here are the creatures that lead to the most human deaths.
  — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
• More than 9,000 lawsuits were filed when New York set aside time limits for two years.
  — David Sharp, ajc, 9 June 2023
• The agency points to Kentucky, which has proposed setting aside money to do just that.
  — Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 16 Nov. 2023
• Cox has learned to set aside time morning and night for her skincare ritual.
  — Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023
• The board set aside the proposal; Ms. Mock did not respond to a request for comment.
  — Noam Scheiber, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
• The district court in the end affirmed the judgment of the bankruptcy court to set aside James' re-titling of his his share of the residence into TBE.
  — Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• The restaurant, which is profitable and busy, is setting aside $1,000 a month for the meals (and will likely accept donations in the future).
  — Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2023
• Set aside the veggies and protein (so your pan doesn't get overcrowded).
  — Christina Manian, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2024
• The developer later set aside a second site for the same reason.
  — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
• The measure doesn’t force students to participate, but does require schools to set aside time each class day for the pledge to be recited.
  — Gary Fields, Margery Beck and Rebecca Boone, Anchorage Daily News, 4 July 2023
• Genna set aside the strange feeling, a weakness that seemed to worsen with no explanation, and tried to offer his strength to the club.
  — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 July 2023
• In the book's preface, El-Amin calls upon Muslims to set aside small differences and focus on its teachings.
  — Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 24 Mar. 2023
• Blakinger had set aside copies for Florida’s inmates, and officials have still not answered her queries about where to send them.
  — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2023
• Even setting aside Iran’s seizure, the prospect of higher prices and more supply chain delays from the Red Sea disruption is almost inevitable, at least in the near-term.
  — Breanne Deppisch, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
• But since Congress had already set aside money to take care of people in need, a Federal Theater Project seemed worth a try.
  — Adam Hochschild, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Oct. 2023
• Karen’s willingness to set aside the time and the money showed her initial level of commitment to the therapy.
  — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2023
• Not long after, the kingdom set aside $5 billion in deposits for Turkey’s central bank to help shore up its finances.
  — Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 10 June 2023
• Using a pastry brush, glaze ham with 1/3 cup maple mixture; set aside remaining glaze.
  — Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2023
• So set aside thoughts of baking meatloaf and simmering meatballs.
  — Joe Sevier, Bon Appétit, 14 June 2023
• Every Tuesday while her kids were at school, Maya set aside her overwhelming to-do list as a lawyer and widowed single parent.
  — Jodie Sadowsky, CNN, 4 June 2023
• Eras asks us to set aside our cynicism and spend four hours earnestly enjoying ourselves.
  — Hannah Summerhill, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2023
• Some pharmacies are setting aside savings or taking out short-term loans to cover losses in the early months of next year.
  — Arthur Allen, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2023
• In fact, Centene had already set aside $1.1 billion to handle all subsequent cases.
  — Shalina Chatlani, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
• Among other things, Disney set aside $1 million for business loans, and former Arco chairman Lodwrick Cook kicked in half a million.
  — Gayle Pollard-Terry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024