along·side
ə-ˈlȯŋ-ˈsīd 
1
: along the side : in parallel position
2
: at the side : close by
a guard with a prisoner alongside
1
a
: along the side of
the boat docked alongside the pier
b
: beside sense 1
standing alongside me
2
a
: in company with
men she has been working alongside—
Richard Halloran
Richard Halloran
b
: in addition to
a special category alongside the awards it annually presents—Horizon
HorizonExamples of alongside in a Sentence
Adverb
We waited for the other boat to come alongside.
Preposition
The children work alongside their parents in the field.
Bring the boat alongside the dock.
one theory taught alongside the other
The town grew up alongside the college.
Recent Examples on the WebVirginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
The manuscript will be sold alongside over 40 other rare literary treasures, including first editions of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (1925) and L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), reports Artnet’s Verity Babbs.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
These declarations of intentions needs to go alongside with real change of the people with boots on the ground.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2024
To raise awareness of the challenges and triumphs Black women face, Reese alongside and her mother former college ballplayer Angel Webb Reese star in a national ad, to urge congress to enact policy that support the economic progression of Black women.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 1 Apr. 2024
Hill served the bird over peppery cheddar grits, with pickled green tomatoes splayed alongside.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024
The sauce was for pasta, heaped liberally with grated Parmesan; the schnitzel was served with lemon and occasionally capers, with potatoes alongside.
—Yotam Ottolenghi, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Its arms appear to trail alongside, wrapping and curling around each other.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
With Rollins alongside at shortstop, Utley blossomed into one of the game’s best second basemen.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2024
Libby Cathey, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024
Southeast Asia is one of several emerging markets, alongside India and Latin America, that Apple needs to target for future growth, says Ivan Lam, senior analyst at Counterpoint Research.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 19 Apr. 2024
The work will traverse a mile-long stretch of the High Line, with the audience traveling that distance alongside the dancers.
—Chloé Cooper Jones Emily Woo Zeller Krish Seenivasan Zachary Mouton, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
There was Ruth Rogers of River Café fame, engaging enthusiastically with a magnificent artichoke tart, sitting alongside the peerless Italian dancer Roberto Bolle and the great graphic designer Peter Saville (also a member of the LoveFrom collective).
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2024
As the gateway to a deepwater basin called the Tongue of the Ocean, diving in the sweeping Andros Barrier Reef is one of the best things to do in the Bahamas, alongside exploring the largest concentration of blue sinkholes in the region (and the world).
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2024
On April 12, Upton was named one of the faces of the fashion brand’s 2024 spring/summer campaign alongside model Kendra Bailey.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
His extraordinary guitar playing alongside guitarist Duane Allman created a unique dual guitar signature sound that became the signature sound of the genre known as Southern Rock.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, Spencer made history alongside other guest appearances on Beyoncé‘s recently released Cowboy Carter, the second act of the trilogy of albums that began with Renaissance.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
Adverb
Each of the cake's three tiers depict a different superhero: Captain America, Iron Man and Spider-Man, with the Hulk's bright green hand topping things off and Thor's hammer resting alongside.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
The manuscript will be sold alongside over 40 other rare literary treasures, including first editions of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (1925) and L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), reports Artnet’s Verity Babbs.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
These declarations of intentions needs to go alongside with real change of the people with boots on the ground.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2024
To raise awareness of the challenges and triumphs Black women face, Reese alongside and her mother former college ballplayer Angel Webb Reese star in a national ad, to urge congress to enact policy that support the economic progression of Black women.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 1 Apr. 2024
Hill served the bird over peppery cheddar grits, with pickled green tomatoes splayed alongside.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024
The sauce was for pasta, heaped liberally with grated Parmesan; the schnitzel was served with lemon and occasionally capers, with potatoes alongside.
—Yotam Ottolenghi, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Its arms appear to trail alongside, wrapping and curling around each other.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
With Rollins alongside at shortstop, Utley blossomed into one of the game’s best second basemen.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2024
Preposition
And, working alongside AFT and NEA, the campaign will organize door-to-door canvassing, phone and text banks and back-to-school events, some of which have already begun.
—Libby Cathey, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024
Southeast Asia is one of several emerging markets, alongside India and Latin America, that Apple needs to target for future growth, says Ivan Lam, senior analyst at Counterpoint Research.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 19 Apr. 2024
The work will traverse a mile-long stretch of the High Line, with the audience traveling that distance alongside the dancers.
—Chloé Cooper Jones Emily Woo Zeller Krish Seenivasan Zachary Mouton, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
There was Ruth Rogers of River Café fame, engaging enthusiastically with a magnificent artichoke tart, sitting alongside the peerless Italian dancer Roberto Bolle and the great graphic designer Peter Saville (also a member of the LoveFrom collective).
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2024
As the gateway to a deepwater basin called the Tongue of the Ocean, diving in the sweeping Andros Barrier Reef is one of the best things to do in the Bahamas, alongside exploring the largest concentration of blue sinkholes in the region (and the world).
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2024
On April 12, Upton was named one of the faces of the fashion brand’s 2024 spring/summer campaign alongside model Kendra Bailey.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
His extraordinary guitar playing alongside guitarist Duane Allman created a unique dual guitar signature sound that became the signature sound of the genre known as Southern Rock.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, Spencer made history alongside other guest appearances on Beyoncé‘s recently released Cowboy Carter, the second act of the trilogy of albums that began with Renaissance.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
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alongside
1 of 2 adverb
along·side
-ˌsīd
: along or close at the side : in parallel position
a guard with a prisoner alongside
alongside
2 of 2 preposition
: side by side with
especially
: parallel to
boats alongside the dock
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