sidled
Example Sentences
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One thing that worked in Dos Santos’ favor, Thorrington said, was the number of players who sidled up to say how much they wanted to play for Dos Santos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025
The Mehaffeys escorted me past the blinking slot machines and into the pit, where we sidled up alongside a gaggle of players peering over the wheel—watching the silver ball zip along the rim.
From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2025
As if on cue, Rudy, my aged Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, gingerly sidled up to him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
Kingsley went back inside and sidled up to the piano where Mercury was practising - it was a new song with the working title Freddie's Thing.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2025
Bunny sidled up to me and whispered, “Did you see the big meat cleaver tattoo on his chest?”
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
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