side project

Example Sentences

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It seemed like the set was closing with “In the Dark,” an aching ballad from their Venturing side project, plainly declaring “I still dream of us” through a fog of effects.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

Along the way, as the cloud business progressed from a side project to a major part of Amazon’s business, companies stopped asking why they should turn their computing needs over to a bookseller.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Startup DeepSeek started life in 2023 as a side project of a data-driven hedge fund, but shook up the global AI scene with its "R1" model in January 2025.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

That focus turned a side project within the company into the company’s hit product.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

From the other side project stout bamboo poles, to the outer ends of which is fastened a boat-shaped log of wood.

From Harper's Young People, August 24, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various