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sideways

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Keep the blade at a low angle, and avoid tipping the blade sideways, which could cause a corner of the metal to dig in and scratch the glass.

Though stocks of late have traded rather sideways, December is typically a strong month for investors, and some strategists see reason to believe stocks might close out the year on a high note.

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It persists because his allies on Capitol Hill don’t want to get sideways with his loyal base of support.

The SN8 rose for about five minutes, then cut off its engines and tipped sideways, presenting its undercarriage to the ground.

Federal officials also hope the event will lift a nation knocked sideways by the coronavirus pandemic and a historically divisive presidential election.

I push down on the pedal with my right leg and instead of propelling myself forward, I topple over sideways.

When you hit a throttle on a sprint car, the car sets sideways.

And he waltzed around the question of Arambula going sideways.

She looks sideways as the monster speaker booms and trembles and young men dance toward her.

Kuching means ‘Cat City’ in Malay; nobody will look sideways at those who hug street strays or shriek ‘pusspusspuss!’

Mrs. Ducksmith, deadly white, swayed sideways, and Aristide caught her in his arms and dragged her to the stone bench.

She was so in earnest that she forgot the canoe, and the wind caught it sideways and made us roll dangerously.

The sweat of death was already on his brow as he reeled sideways, plunging blindly across the uneven tufts of grass.

The cushions supported her arm as she lay sideways—listening, and keeping perfectly still.

The horse, frightened by the motor-cycle, was bucking and leaping sideways at the roadside.

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On this page you'll find 31 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sideways, such as: obliquely, alongside, aside, athwart, indirectly, and laterally.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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