beside

Example Sentences

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The plots sit vacant, with faded signs beside locked gates and security signs warning “Guard dogs in use. Trespassers will be prosecuted.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

“Whether investors believe these solutions actually pose a threat to existing cybersecurity vendors is pretty much beside the point,” he added.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Karel keeps his phone charging beside his bed and checks messages as soon as he wakes up; Felix waits until after breakfast.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

But their work has often been made invisible, sometimes by the very men who stood beside them in building worker power for Latinx people in the United States.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

He came and sat down beside Father and me.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom