sideways

Example Sentences

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“We were right there and it went sideways fast.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

“That’s a harder environment to recognize—and even harder to position for,” he added, describing it as a “slow burn where markets move sideways, but real returns erode.”

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

“If you look at the private-credit deals that have gone sideways, there’s a software element to the majority of them,” said Alex Chaloff, chief investment officer at Bernstein Private Wealth Management.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Their findings show that the fault moved sideways by 2.5 meters in just 1.3 seconds, reaching a top speed of 3.2 meters per second.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

But the house lurched again and the floor tilted sideways, and they all knew they had to do something, and fast.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz