(from) side to side

idiom

: moving to the left and then to the right

She shook her head from side to side in disagreement.

waving the flags from side to side

He moved side to side on the tennis court.

Examples of (from) side to side in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Vacuum in two directions, up and down and from side to side, and go slowly. —

Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2024 These videos show people rotating their heads up and down and side to side. —

Frank McKenna, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024 The figurines, outfitted with a headset, five o’clock shadow and McVay’s trademark hair spike, could be made to nod up and down, and side to side. —

Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024 The bike's gas tank has a pair of bars attached to it that don't allow for any upward movement, but are free to move side to side. —

New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for (from) side to side

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