sidelong

Example Sentences

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It can arise in the classroom or workplace, and take the form of a subtle snub, a direct insult or sidelong glance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2023

On the screen was a boy, 11, in blue ear warmers and a jacket, being interviewed by one of the station’s reporters and giving a sidelong look and a sly half-grin.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2022

And Andrea Riseborough is terrific expressing considerable disdain with just a sidelong glance.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2021

It shapes every gesture, sidelong glance and oblique comment, turning an outwardly routine business trip into a mystery unlocked only through Keys.

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2021

Something about the way he kept darting sidelong glances at me made butterflies jam out in my stomach.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon