beside
Example Sentences
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Malak Meslmani, Jawad's mother, sat beside her son's body with tears streaming down her face.
From BBC
"I just want her to be allowed to stay in China and live a normal life beside her husband like before," he said.
From BBC
Standing beside Ester Hernandez’s striking “Sun Mad” screenprint, a satirical spin on the popular raisin brand’s logo, former Self Help Graphics & Art director and parent volunteer tour guide Marvella Muro reminded the Monarchs of the ground rules — respect the space, respect the artwork and speak up — before noting some of the injustices that inspired the art on the walls before them.
From Los Angeles Times
“Whether investors believe these solutions actually pose a threat to existing cybersecurity vendors is pretty much beside the point,” he added.
From MarketWatch
Where dinosaur tracks coexist beside spooky rows of barracks left from a 16th-century monastery, there’s a spectacular view of coastline all the way back to the white spires of Lisbon.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.