sidewards
Example Sentences
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Leaving the Spanish capital - even for a club as illustrious at Arsenal - would be viewed as, at best, a sidewards step.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
"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
In doing so he released her left arm; she set it against his breast with all her strength, and was now able to turn sidewards and rise to her feet.
From Mary by Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne
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)
