sidewards

Example Sentences

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"This needs to be a very precise regulatory tool and not a sledgehammer, otherwise it might take football sidewards, or even backwards, rather than forwards."

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2023

She swung sidewards, on one wing, and onlookers thought it was a bank; but suddenly there was a roar.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had turned sidewards and thoughtfully nodded his head.

From I.N.R.I. A prisoner's Story of the Cross by Rosegger, Peter

But the others, intently watching though they were, could not see how a door opened—whether it drew back inwards or rolled in sidewards.

From Christmas Tree Land by Molesworth, Mrs. (Mary Louisa)

I went up sidewards, crossed myself, bowed down to the ground, glanced...

From The Jew and Other Stories by Garnett, Constance