to the side
idiom
1
: in a direction that is away from or beyond the center of something
The statue is leaning to the side.
—often + ofPull over to the side of the road.
2
: to a place that is on one side : away from other people
Please move/step to the side.
She took the boy to the side and told him to behave.
3
: in a state in which something is not dealt with, done, or used until a later time : aside
Let's put/leave that question to the side for a moment.
He set his household chores to the side to finish writing his essay.
They managed to put some money to the side every month.
Examples of to the side in a Sentence
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There is an explosion at the front of the UGV, leaving a mark on the road, and the robot retreats to the side of the road.
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David Hambling, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
For that performance, the bride's mother danced and lip-synced the words to the song and incorporated the same moves from the film including pointing up and to the side, and wiggling her hands — all while in similar flare pants from the film.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024
Accompanying Ai on some of her New York errands and staying with her at the airbnb some nights, Emma is confrontational in select scenes, about both their relationship and Ai possibly not taking the embryo to birth, while near-silent in others, off to the side of the frame to simply observe.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
The driver of a truck in the next lane slumped over and pulled to the side of the road, but DiNoto assumed the cause was something like a tire blowout.
—Bruce Schreiner and Dylan Lovan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
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David Hambling, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
For that performance, the bride's mother danced and lip-synced the words to the song and incorporated the same moves from the film including pointing up and to the side, and wiggling her hands — all while in similar flare pants from the film.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024
Accompanying Ai on some of her New York errands and staying with her at the airbnb some nights, Emma is confrontational in select scenes, about both their relationship and Ai possibly not taking the embryo to birth, while near-silent in others, off to the side of the frame to simply observe.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
The driver of a truck in the next lane slumped over and pulled to the side of the road, but DiNoto assumed the cause was something like a tire blowout.
—Bruce Schreiner and Dylan Lovan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
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“To the side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20side. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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