sideswipe
Example Sentences
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A senior European official said in an interview that Western officials were taken aback by Poland’s announcement, and another European official said he was “sideswiped.”
From Washington Post
The 9-year-old first sideswiped a pickup truck whose driver started following them, thinking the driver was impaired.
From Fox News
The crash happened when the 9-year-old driver sideswiped one driver, then swerved into the path of the truck on a highway frontage road in the Salt Lake City suburb of West Valley City.
From Seattle Times
Police said a woman in a blue coupe sideswiped another vehicle.
From Washington Post
He then allegedly drove alongside the vehicle and repeatedly sideswiped the car, ultimately forcing it off the road.
From Fox News
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