How to Use side by side in a Sentence

side by side

adverb
Definition of side by sidenext
  • Be sure to gander at the moon and Jupiter side by side throughout the night.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Was the idea to set up short-term and long-term conflicts that run side by side?
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Step 1: Glue and Cut the Boards Line up four 1-inch x 8-inch x 8-foot boards side by side.
    — Lucy Fitzgerald, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Early risers may be able to see the moon and bright star Antares side by side.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Ross Chastain and Kyle Larson are now side by side for the lead!
    — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
  • In April, after a year of fighting side by side, the brothers were split up for the first time.
    — Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Because who wouldn’t want to be side by side on set with a man who looks and sounds that fine!?
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 23 Feb. 2024
  • When the pizza lovers position their arms side by side, the halves form a gooey whole.
    — Leslie Katz, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Each Row contains two answers, side by side, which span the width of the grid and are clued in order.
    — Patrick Berry, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2023
  • But it is thought to be the first time the two countries’ militaries have fought side by side.
    — NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Both the utterly sublime and the mundane were side by side.
    — New York Times, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Then the pieces are arranged side by side in a cast-iron pan in a wreathlike design.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2023
  • To be loved by someone who only wants the best for you, walking the trials of life side by side.
    — Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Working side by side with the very Cowboys who taught them the ways of their people and the Qayus - wild horses.
    — Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
  • In the face of this threat, Biden said, the U.S. stood side by side with Israel, and would continue to support it.
    — Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2024
  • One weeknight, a friend and I were sitting side by side at the bar, a mess of dishes and drinks laid before us.
    — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Two rows of naked corpses, lying side by side, were ranged along the drift behind the second bulkhead.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2022
  • There were a lot of strange paradoxes living side by side.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
  • And so those businesses can play a very, very good role closely side by side.
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The two now sat side by side, tinkering with a phone and data card Espinoza bought.
    — Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2023
  • Sometimes their melodies from each travel side by side.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Detritus and scattered treasures lived side by side for him, in his life and in his art.
    — Charlotte Fox Weber, Time, 23 June 2023
  • The pair showcased the mid-tempo, ambient track while seated side by side on the late-night show’s stage.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2022
  • See the lines of cars waiting for pickup, the parents parked side by side, the ones who do not want their kids riding buses.
    — Men's Health, 28 Nov. 2022
  • He was spotted on set again this month, this time, posing side by side with Murphy in a post shared by Nash.
    — Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 21 July 2024
  • In the end, the two appeared side by side in human-sized martini glasses.
    — Carita Rizzo, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Prince William and Kate are so often side by side, working as a team and cheering each other on.
    — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 25 Feb. 2023
  • The idea of two states living peacefully side by side, at this point in time, is a fantasy.
    — The Editors, National Review, 15 Mar. 2024
  • That’s a tricky distinction when the two kinds often sit together side by side on the largest tube sites.
    — Jon Porter, The Verge, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Halford: To get Priest and Sabbath, the originators of heavy metal, side by side?
    — Richard Bienstock, Billboard, 17 July 2024

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