wayside
Example Sentences
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Yet many customers began to feel that hospitality had gone by the wayside, with workers focused on preparing delivery orders and keeping drive-throughs moving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
That doesn’t mean that it might not see a reissue along with some of the bonus tracks that got left by the wayside in those days, but right now I’m really moving into the future.”
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
Rogan said when "when restaurants are under pressure," "investing in youngsters and sustainability, they're the first two things that fall by the wayside."
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
Some have gone by the wayside, like the now-closed restaurant on the beach that served the best bouillabaisse.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
They’d all arrived on bicycles, hidden in the wayside shrubs now—a few of the riders had doubled up so that when the aircraft passengers left, there wouldn’t be extra cycles to take back with them.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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