sideline

Example Sentences

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Eventually, Whittaker found he was making far more money from his sideline of endorsing Vibram-soled boots than from his modest salary at REI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

“Attacks on energy and shipping assets continue, and traders fear that even if the war ends, damage to infrastructure could sideline barrels for months, not days.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Charlisse Leger-Walker, a transfer from Washington State, spent the year on the sideline recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

In an interview with reporters on Wednesday, the St. Louis Fed president, Alberto Musalem, said he supported the policy of sticking to the sideline for now.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

The Lightning wore red and gold and traveled with parents, friends, and siblings, who had made the fifty-minute trip to Decatur and set up camp on the sideline across from the Lightning bench.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John