sideways

Example Sentences

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In damp conditions at Lord's, with the match often played under grey skies and floodlights, the ball moved sideways throughout.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate were moving sideways.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Nereyda quickly turned her phone sideways and hit record.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

The near-term outlook remains mixed, with a sideways to mildly bearish bias, it adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

They were caught in the green light, curved around my legs staring at the standing form, ears cocked and heads turned sideways while they studied it.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen