sideward

Example Sentences

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The florid phrases, the sideward glances, his instinct for theatricality.

From BBC • May 19, 2023

At five to the hour, an air of tempered tension hovered over the would-be audience, each of us dancing the slow sideward sway of a slow-going queue.

From Washington Post • Sep. 19, 2021

Many say the knowledge of their craft has been passed down to them by their elders, and they revere the ancientness of the practice, even if it sometimes earns them a sideward glance.

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2021

The stewards concluded Gutierrez guided his horse at least four paths to the outside causing another horse to go sideward.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2019

Outside, Mrs. Reilly took her son’s arm for support, but, as much as they tried, they moved forward very slowly, although they seemed to move sideward more easily.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole