sidelong

Example Sentences

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Starting every January, whenever I finish a book, I place it sidelong atop a shelf in the corner of my living room.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025

On the screen was a boy, 11, in blue ear warmers and a jacket, being interviewed by one of the station’s reporters and giving a sidelong look and a sly half-grin.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2022

Cavill, who’s as lethal with a disappointed sigh or a sidelong glance as Geralt is with a dagger, is still a steady, engaging presence at the center of the action.

From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2021

And Andrea Riseborough is terrific expressing considerable disdain with just a sidelong glance.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2021

Tremaine notices my movement, but even though he casts me a brief, sidelong glance, he doesn’t comment on it.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu