sidle
Example Sentences
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Do they sort of sidle up to you in the elevator and say, “Good job”? Or do they ignore you in the cafeteria and hope that this passes?
From Slate • May 12, 2026
They’re more like trusty gags that sidle in wearing Groucho Marx glasses.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2025
She will also sidle up to the fence now and then to take in the latest drama going on with the rest of the colony, which now numbers 42.
From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2023
You can sidle up at the bar with a wild boar burger or in the dining room, order venison “camouflaged” by root vegetables.
From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2022
Katherine looks over as I sidle up, wearing her lemon-eating face.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
Vocabulary lists containing sidle
"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker
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"To Build a Fire," Vocabulary from the short story
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Grade 12, List 6
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