Example Sentences

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Sidling up to the microphone, rolling their hands, the singers had the air of the Rat Pack, Motown and a nightclub act rolled into one.

From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2012

Sidling up to the Vatican, the country's mercurial Prime Minister weighed in heavily on the Englaro case, declaring his moral obligation to do whatever possible to "save a life in danger."

From Time Magazine Archive

Sidling toward entry into Europe's flourishing six-nation Common Market, Britain had recognized that the Commonwealth countries might object.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sidling up to the chuckling boys, I swallowed my nerves and locked eyes with Ethan.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Sidling to the edge of her seat, she waited, so sure of her success that she was not even nervous.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord