(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.

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The quake caused the building to shake side to side, and a plumber is already taking care of the leak. —

Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024 Additionally, between the 8th and 11th floors, a large void, shaped like a rotated house, will cut across the facade from side to side to create an outdoor terrace area. —

Adam Williams, New Atlas, 1 Dec. 2024 Racking up more than 20,000 upvotes, the clip shows 14-year-old Callie running down a hallway with her excess skin swinging from side to side. —

Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024 Laura leads the way into the Warp Zone, her Mario hat flopping from side to side, Diego bouncing with equal energy between us. —

Matt Goulding, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for (from) side to side

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“(from) side to side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28from%29%20side%20to%20side. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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