beside

Example Sentences

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The Rams moved to L.A. in 2016 after playing in St. Louis for 20 years — while Angelenos adopted teams for reasons beside geography or got comfortable living in a fantasy football land.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 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

Aldana Ramirez tries to warm up beside a brasero, a type of local heater, on a freezing night at Los Azules copper project in San Juan province, the epicenter of Milei's mining "revolution."

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

They each now sleep beside one of their parents.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

“We’ll find her,” she promises while flipping a silver switch beside the wheel.

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