to one side

idiom

1
: in a direction that is away from or beyond the center of something
The dog tilted its head to one side.
2
: to a place that is on one side : aside
He put his luggage to one side.

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In storms, everyone leans dramatically to one side – or over the rail. Maggie Lewis Thomas, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2024 In a memorandum to the court prior to Moore’s sentencing, Moore’s attorney Fritz Scheller spelled out many of the ways that legislators have shifted too much control to one side of what is supposed to be an adversial system. Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024 Leave to one side for a moment that this seems to be two words. Harrison Monarth, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024 The new survey looks set to add a little extra ammo to one side of the argument. Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for to one side 

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“To one side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20one%20side. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.

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