sideline
Example Sentences
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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
Senate Michelle Tafoya — the former NFL sideline reporter — might want to work on how she expresses opinions, especially controversial ones.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Watching from the sideline Thursday was Marqise Lee, who won the Biletnikoff in 2012 — the only other USC player to do so — and was a second-round pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2014.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
All the Lake Windsor players on the sideline, except Arthur, started jumping up and down, too.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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