beside

Example Sentences

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Jesse told The Times over a phone call on Thursday evening, with Ashley beside him as she recovered from her procedure, that sharing the diagnosis online happened accidentally.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

She said she had even "pulled over beside the A465 to get the laptop out on the way home from Velindre" to take part in meetings remotely.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Whether this is intentional behavior born of the arrogance of power or a symptom of a deteriorating mental state is somewhat beside the point.

From Salon • May 26, 2026

In that bitter January darkness of a Manchester elementary school parking lot, several dozen voters clustered in line beside me to get into the gym just as the polls opened.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

Clare took his cloak from where it had been drying beside the hearth and swung it around his neck, drawing the hood low.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman