beside

Example Sentences

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Whether this is intentional behavior born of the arrogance of power or a symptom of a deteriorating mental state is somewhat beside the point.

From Salon • May 26, 2026

In that bitter January darkness of a Manchester elementary school parking lot, several dozen voters clustered in line beside me to get into the gym just as the polls opened.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

Aldana Ramirez tries to warm up beside a brasero, a type of local heater, on a freezing night at Los Azules copper project in San Juan province, the epicenter of Milei's mining "revolution."

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Known as "the jungle", the camp is a scrubby patch of land beside a road and a railway line.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

And then I remember setting it on the bench beside me at the restaurant.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam