beside

Example Sentences

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Jill Biden has stood beside her husband throughout his decades-long career, from his time as a Delaware senator to his years as president.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Waldorf settled into a small hospital room, her husband glued to the vinyl couch beside her, both reeling from the impending loss of what would have been their second daughter.

From Salon • May 27, 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

“And she is my sister too!” cried Karli, beside himself with excitement.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo