beside

Example Sentences

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Elegant hand-blown glass vases sit beside ceramic crater pots on warm cherry shelves.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

“We will continue to stand beside him and his family through this difficult time, offering our love, prayers, strength and support.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

I lead him back to bed, cuddle up beside him.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Right beside the main entrance, a sculpture of an origami deer cast in concrete hangs suspended on thick straps from a crane.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Next to me had sat my other sister, Nollie, and Willem, the only boy in the family, there beside Father.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom