laterally

Example Sentences

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The proportion of attacking phases in which the ball is moved 20 metres laterally from the previous breakdown has nearly doubled.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

His only possible path was to back his truck along the driveway’s edge, angle the boom under the Camry and move it laterally so he could tow it away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

Unlike universal injunctions, which are top-down blocks, collateral estoppel works laterally — one court at a time, but each building on the last.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2025

As much as the major wildfires were spreading seaward — as is typical during Santa Anas — the blazes were growing laterally, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

As it did, wind shear blew it laterally off course.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir