laterally

Example Sentences

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“Growth and development doesn’t just mean a promotion—you also can expand and grow and develop laterally, and maybe in a different function area.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

She has been in intensive therapy this week, posting videos of her squatting, jumping and moving laterally in a knee brace.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

One of his conclusions was that throwing the ball "laterally or backwards can increase throw-in success rates in comparison to throwing the ball forwards", and the "higher-ranked teams utilised this strategy more often".

From BBC • Sep. 8, 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

I walked to the middle of the cord and pulled it laterally.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir