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from side to side

ADJECTIVE
across
Synonyms


ADVERB
athwart
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




Example Sentences

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Usually, the motion of these pulses is such that they either spin in circles, like a spinning top, or they vibrate, shaking continuously from side to side in straight lines.

From Space Scoop • Aug. 11, 2025

“Here are a lot of my friends,” Miralles said with a sigh as his head darted from side to side.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025

The 18-year-old rocked from side to side during the hearing, and occasionally sat with his head bowed.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2024

In tests, when a person turned their head from side to side or raised it off the table, the sensor detected these movements and transmitted a signal to a computer.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2024

I mean she was very negative about the whole thing, shaking her head from side to side; she did not approve of the use of nuclear tactical weapons at all.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen




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