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sidewise

[ US /ˈsaɪdˌwaɪz/ ]
ADVERB
  1. toward one side
    a figure moving sidewise in the shadows
    the car slipped sideways into the ditch
    leaning sideways
  2. with one side forward or to the front
    turned sideways to show the profile
    crabs seeming to walk sidewise
  3. from the side; obliquely
    scenes viewed sidewise
    a picture lit sideways

How To Use sidewise In A Sentence

  • The many cases of sidewise technological competition that have occurred in the business world can also be mined for insights.
  • Josh shot a sidewise glance at Cecilia for a hint; she just shrugged it off and kept her mega-watt smile on her face.
  • In winter hurricane winds, loose snow loops sidewise in a grinding haze and the whole sky rolls like the ocean, hurling birds like rocks. Bird Cloud
  • In that flashing glimpse, even as he reined and spurred to make his own horse leap sidewise out from under, Harley Kennan observed the scratched skin and torn clothing, the wild-burning eyes, and the haggardness under the scraggly growth of beard, of the man-hunted man. CHAPTER XXXVI
  • At times I could hardly understand their porridge-thick accents, but I recognized a familiar sense of humor: a sidewise glance that spots hypocrisy head-on.
  • Hush," the woman said, putting her fingers on Olly's lips and glancing sidewise, to see who might have heard. A PLAGUE OF ANGELS
  • I stumble into and around poetry, frequently knocked sidewise. Bird Cloud
  • For in that instant the she-wolf leaped sidewise from the trail into the clump of spruce trees and disappeared. The She-Wolf
  • He pays me a sidewise glance, incredulous brows knitting an ambiguity, finding it almost unsporting to fold and venture a smile of concession.
  • He turns his body sidewise and rests his legs over the left armrest, leaning his head against the cushy backing of the chair.
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