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US
/ˈsaɪdˌwaɪz/
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ADVERB
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toward one side
a figure moving sidewise in the shadows
the car slipped sideways into the ditch
leaning sideways -
with one side forward or to the front
turned sideways to show the profile
crabs seeming to walk sidewise -
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.