to one side
idiom
1
: in a direction that is away from or beyond the center of something
The dog tilted its head to one side.
2
: to a place that is on one side : aside
He put his luggage to one side.
Examples of to one side in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Her nephew’s classroom was to one side in a low-slung building, painted blue with sunshine-yellow doors.
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Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 18 May 2024
For instance, crews have been using cranes to relocate some of the items aboard the Dali to one side or another, so that when the large section of truss is removed, the ship will remain stable, Hodges said.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2024
With the old iPad Pros, the camera was positioned low and to one side when used with any sort of keyboard accessory or whenever the tablet was in landscape orientation.
—Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 15 May 2024
Fonda wore her silver locks perfectly coifed and swept to one side.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
For Teague, that meant changing his voice and speech patterns, while also developing a body language that mimicked a chimpanzee's natural posture: shoulders slightly hunched, body leaning to one side.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
The bar is to one side of the open kitchen and the dining room to the other.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2024
Simple and small with booths to one side and chairs and tables to the other, there's space for around 34 diners, a few more out on the patio.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 7 May 2024
When those seem to be going well, move the towel to one side an inch, letting the pets get a glimpse of each other.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 18 May 2024
For instance, crews have been using cranes to relocate some of the items aboard the Dali to one side or another, so that when the large section of truss is removed, the ship will remain stable, Hodges said.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2024
With the old iPad Pros, the camera was positioned low and to one side when used with any sort of keyboard accessory or whenever the tablet was in landscape orientation.
—Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 15 May 2024
Fonda wore her silver locks perfectly coifed and swept to one side.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
For Teague, that meant changing his voice and speech patterns, while also developing a body language that mimicked a chimpanzee's natural posture: shoulders slightly hunched, body leaning to one side.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
The bar is to one side of the open kitchen and the dining room to the other.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2024
Simple and small with booths to one side and chairs and tables to the other, there's space for around 34 diners, a few more out on the patio.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 7 May 2024
When those seem to be going well, move the towel to one side an inch, letting the pets get a glimpse of each other.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
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“To one side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20one%20side. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.
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