sidled

Example Sentences

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As if on cue, Rudy, my aged Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, gingerly sidled up to him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Kingsley went back inside and sidled up to the piano where Mercury was practising - it was a new song with the working title Freddie's Thing.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025

A big, middle-aged Irishman sidled past my friend and muttered, “I thought it was bad in Belfast.”

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2025

“Hey, handsome,” Blowen called out as he sidled up to his longtime friend that now has only four remaining teeth and spends much of his day napping.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2024

At the end of the cheer, he sidled over toward Mother.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey