1
as in sidewise
with one side faced forward
I had to walk sideways to get between the two towering piles of boxes
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2
as in suspiciously
with distrust
she glanced at us sideways when she heard us claim we weren't there that night
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Recent Examples of sideways
Who brought down his gun on the side of Rey’s face, knocking him sideways onto the dirt.
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Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Working with one shrimp at a time, insert a toothpick sideways and under the vein of the shrimp in the second joint from the tail.
—Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
Everything goes sideways from there.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 10 Oct. 2025
This is starting to go sideways in a hurry.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Working with one shrimp at a time, insert a toothpick sideways and under the vein of the shrimp in the second joint from the tail.
—Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
Everything goes sideways from there.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 10 Oct. 2025
This is starting to go sideways in a hurry.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sideways
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sideways
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That forecast might sound suspiciously familiar to skeptics who have seen such decadal predictions come and go in the past.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Witnesses told police that two vehicles had been seen driving around Rodeo, shortly before the homicide, acting suspiciously.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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One of the more ambitious levels is Imprint, a snowy complex that feels ripped from Inception with an angled elevator lift at its heart that shifts laterally between planes.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
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The 26-year-old Doncic moved better laterally on defense and attacked pick-and-roll coverages quicker as a ball-handler.—
Khobi Price,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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But Sage also shows up later in the episode to obliquely discuss their plans for Marie.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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The head came up broadside, facing to Bill’s left, and Bill sought the bear’s ear with the crosshairs.—
Marguerite Reiss,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Sideways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sideways. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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