How to Use sidle in a Sentence

sidle

verb
Definition of sidlenext
  • This is the buildup, with the road sidling through green rolling hills and past grazing cattle.
    — Peter Fish, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2018
  • When Stephen Miller sidles up to the sushi counter, send him a message.
    — Devra First, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2018
  • But then Kennedy said a man sidled up on the back of the balloon and attacked it with a knife.
    — Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2019
  • The lithium ions sidle up to the metal atoms at the cathode.
    — Science News Staff, Science | AAAS, 9 Oct. 2019
  • And that sort of set the stage for Erin the entertainer to sidle up next to Erin the speller.
    — Paul Gattis, AL.com, 2 June 2017
  • Now make room for the guy who once sidled up to you on a basketball court and blew in your ear.
    — Bill Plaschke, latimes.com, 3 July 2018
  • These dishes were made for sharing, so sidle up next to your date and grab a fork.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 15 July 2021
  • Time to play a little work-hooky, sidle up to a bar somewhere and take part in an all-too rare joy around here.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 30 Sep. 2020
  • Past mornings have found Mia sidling over to stand eye to eye with Buddy, who greets her with wet licks across her face.
    — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Dec. 2017
  • And indeed, late in the night, some of them were out on the street, sidling up to people who walked out with white Supreme bags and offering them cash.
    — Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2017
  • Then Logan sidles up to Olson's desk and the two lean over the surface, poring over box plots.
    — Lily Altavena, azcentral, 12 June 2019
  • Ramirez is sidling next to Trout among the Angels’ best performers this season.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 27 May 2017
  • August clucked his tongue and the cat came sidling up, arching its back, rubbing against August’s boot.
    — New York Times, 31 Mar. 2020
  • Dan sidled up to the seafood counter and asked for littleneck clams for his bouillabaisse.
    — Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
  • This worked perfectly, and now when the Roomba is moving along the side of the sofa, the screws keep it from sidling under and getting stuck.
    — Chris Anderson, WIRED, 10 Sep. 2007
  • People worship them, want to sidle up to, bed, or marry them.
    — Laura Kipnis, The New Republic, 5 May 2023
  • The spacecraft is scheduled to sidle up to the asteroid in 2018, extend its arm and pull in its cargo.
    — Thomas Heath, The Denver Post, 29 Apr. 2017
  • Meeting people over Slack or a Zoom call just isn’t the same as sidling up next to them at an intimate dinner.
    — Arielle Pardes, Wired, 27 Mar. 2020
  • Brian McIntire, owner of Precinct, is less impressed as the group sidles up to the door then heads backstage.
    — Marah Eakin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • In one moment, Drake sidles up to a family who’s sitting on a ledge.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2018
  • Every morning for nearly two weeks, two boats sidle up to the terns’ new floating home.
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2021
  • Gone are the days when the sober and the sober-curious had to sidle up to the bartender and whisper their Roy Rogers order in hopes of passing it off as a rum and Coke.
    — Carina Finn, Bon Appétit, 11 Jan. 2024
  • But once the sun sets, sidle up to the Shore Club's nautical bar to please your eyes and your palate, and to quench your thirst with an island-worthy cocktail.
    — Rana Good, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Kia claims the four-cylinder Stinger will scoot from zero to 60 mph in a reasonable 5.9 seconds, but those in search of more oomph will want to sidle up to the Stinger GT.
    — Greg Fink, Car and Driver, 27 Sep. 2017
  • Zenyatta stay removed from the fray, sidling along like an outsider amused by all the foolishness.
    — Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2023
  • The final launch is to be the lunar lander Starship, which will sidle up to the gas station Starship in orbit and fill up its tanks.
    — Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Other times, a larger portion may make a fine hot lunch, or just a few gnocchi can round out a main course, sidled up to a saucy braised veal shank.
    — David Tanis David Tanis David Tanis, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2017
  • Minutes later, when the North Koreans regrouped farther down the rink, the pack sidled that way, too.
    — Andrew Keh, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2018
  • Though he had once trained dolphins and sea lions, the idea of sidling up to a 900-pound heifer intimidated him somewhat.
    — New York Times, 12 July 2019
  • Victoria Volkova, 22, sidled up, made a circle with her fingers, and cast a crescent shadow on the ground.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 8 Apr. 2024

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