How to Use sideways in a Sentence

sideways

adverb or adjective
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  • That was the only time the trip could’ve gone sideways.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Don’t tilt the blade sideways, which might cause a corner to dig in and scratch.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
  • This is not just a sign that my week has gone sideways.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Lay sideways on the ground, then place the foam roller under your hip.
    — Health Editorial Team, Health, 4 Dec. 2023
  • When things go sideways, the kind of people who get the job done and keep our word.
    — Gina Martinez, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2023
  • The shot is sideways, so that the couple appear to be vertical, with the sky to the left and the ground to the right.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2022
  • To use a land card to pay mana, tap the land card by turning it sideways.
    — Bailey Gates, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2023
  • The next two times Grove faced the Phillies’ top bats, though, things went sideways quickly.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
  • Things can go sideways fast if the chemistry isn’t there.
    — Dallas News, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Her legs were rigid, and one of her feet was twisted sideways.
    — Larissa MacFarquhar, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The photo, which was shared sideways, is of Grande in profile.
    — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2022
  • This is heading in the wrong – the politics of this will get us sideways.
    — NBC News, 5 Feb. 2023
  • And then, less than a week later, things went sideways.
    — Outside Online, 13 Sep. 2022
  • How to: Start standing sideways at the bottom of the mat with feet under hips and arms by sides.
    — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 26 July 2023
  • There's gonna be ups and downs and sideways and everything else ...
    — Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The car lost control and skidded sideways into the truck’s path.
    — Andrew Kay, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Going fast and sideways in the electric Porsche is great fun.
    — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2023
  • And in the space of about five seconds and in a distance of about five yards her whole self began to slide sideways.
    — Mary Costello, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Vassegh went sideways, and his right arm crashed into the padding.
    — Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Boone at one point opened a door to howling wind and rain flying sideways.
    — Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Their weary bodies leaned sideways as Lopez-Padilla drove over dips in the dirt road.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2023
  • How to handle things if things went sideways onstage at a gig.
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 16 Jan. 2023
  • Earlier in the day, when things were going sideways on the field, Canham closed his eyes in the dugout and soaked in the moment.
    — oregonlive, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Duff said, sticking an onion stalk sideways into the mix.
    — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The Scout even threw himself sideways, into the bushes.
    — Hazlitt, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Groups — Alexa’s version of rooms — are now in a sideways scrolling line at the top, and a list view of your connected devices takes up the rest of the screen.
    — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The best deer movement occurs when the temps make sane folk stick indoors; the snow and sleet comes sideways and the wind will chap your cheeks and crack your lips.
    — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Once the cork has been removed from the bottle, simply move the opener off the wine bottle and tilt the opener sideways.
    — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Both of those were before the season truly went sideways for Auburn.
    — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 10 Nov. 2022
  • One potential piece of good news is that many plants that were bent sideways by the wind still have fruit attached.
    — Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2022

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