by the side of

ADVERB

cheek by jowl

Synonyms

WEAK

arm in arm beside one another cheek to cheek close close together crowded hand in glove hand in hand on one side shoulder to shoulder side by side very intimate yardarm to yardarm

PREPOSITION

alongside

Synonyms

WEAK

along the side of apace with at the side of beside by close at hand close-by equal with in company with next to parallel to side by side

Antonyms

WEAK

away

Example Sentences

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For Víctor Colivert, the most important thing now was staying by the side of his nephew's body, recovered from a building's wreckage and now in a black body bag.

From Barron's • Jul. 4, 2026

Paying minimal attention to the huge clouds of smoke, an angler sat by the side of a pond, staring out across the water as he carried on fishing.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

The clip shows Kalekye, then a 19-year-old student, standing on her own by the side of a busy road in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, looking down at her phone.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

“I was just thinking it was going to be this explosion of different colors,” Silva said by the side of the road overlooking Badwater Basin.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The gnome found me after dark when I stopped by the side of the road to rest.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

by the side of

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