beside

Example Sentences

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“I’m bored. Take me out to play,” Clover informed me, her photograph appearing beside the words like an iMessage contact photo.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2026

And funny: Don’t miss the tiny cat by Giacometti that’s hidden off to the side of the structure beside an imposing sphinx.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

There's an asterisk beside that stat, of course.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

Laila Emamjoneh, 24, who sat beside her sister and brother-in-law, was startled at the outburst for New Zealand among a group of mostly Iranians.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

Later, my mind drifting, I watch Caesar sleeping with his revolver resting on the ground beside him.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes