put on one side

Example Sentences

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Too many dishes were put on one side, and in the middle of the dinner the table tipped over.

From Time Magazine Archive

After you die, your sins will be put on one side of a scale, and Ma’at’s feather will be put on the other.”

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

He put on one side, in the strong compartment which contained the machine, all that might become of use to him, such as wood, iron, cordage, and canvas.

From Toilers of the Sea by Hugo, Victor

Every fragment of blazing wood was put on one side, and a heap of soft glowing ashes left.

From In the Musgrave Ranges by Sayce, Conrad H. (Conrad Harvey)

I shall deliberately put on one side both abuse and nonsense.

From The Pros and Cons of Vivisection by Richet, Charles