sideways

Example Sentences

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The data reveal a curved flow of plasma that appears to be pushed sideways by the surrounding gas.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

Evercore technical analyst Rich Ross notes that “NVDA has been sideways and unchanged for 9 months. 165 Stop 195 Go.”

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

“We were right there and it went sideways fast.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

He is described as a man who had “poked his chin up sideways, carrying his nose with that aforesaid appearance of ‘sniff,’ as though despising an egg which he knew he could not digest.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Oliver gave me this curious, sideways gaze for a minute, like he was waiting to see if I’d keep the conversation going.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows