sidle
Example Sentences
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Do they sort of sidle up to you in the elevator and say, “Good job”? Or do they ignore you in the cafeteria and hope that this passes?
From Slate • May 12, 2026
They’re more like trusty gags that sidle in wearing Groucho Marx glasses.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2025
The final launch is to be the lunar lander Starship, which will sidle up to the gas station Starship in orbit and fill up its tanks.
From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2022
A friendly cat will sidle up to you, tail and ears up, and may treat your leg like a foam roller.
From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2022
Briony had not even been cast as Arabella’s mother, and now was surely the time to sidle from the room and tumble into facedown darkness on the bed.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing sidle
"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker
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"To Build a Fire," Vocabulary from the short story
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Grade 12, List 6
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