sideward

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

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.

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.

I found the small metal knob, slid it forward and sideward, and felt the door swing loose against my shoulder.

And that with a sideward glance at his frozen body I would see him looking at me; a look that was timeless and enough to convey that he loved me forever.