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

Right from the inaugural sidelong sneak peek, the origin — the starting point.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2022

For this ambitious session, featuring a sidelong suite and two Coleman originals, the two hornmen temper their outward tendencies by leaning back into their roots of blues and a raucous Pentecostal church gospel.

From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2022

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

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2021

“You won’t give anyone a chance,” said Laurie, with a sidelong glance and a little more color than before in his sunburned face.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott