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sideways
adjective
adverb
(of movement) at an angle
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ˈsaɪdweɪz
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adjective
(of movement) at an angle
adverb
to, toward or at one side
“darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face”
adverb
in a lateral direction
“the car slipped sideways into the ditch”
adverb
from the side; obliquely
“a picture lit sideways”
adverb
with one side forward or to the front
“turned sideways to show the profile”
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Example Sentences
darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face
the car slipped sideways into the ditch
leaning sideways
a figure moving sidewise in the shadows
a picture lit sideways
scenes viewed sidewise
turned sideways to show the profile
crabs seeming to walk sidewise
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