How to Use sideways in a Sentence

sideways

adverb or adjective

• To open the ladder and to set it sideways against the wall.
  — Keith Ridgway, The New Yorker, 17 May 2021
• That was the only time the trip could’ve gone sideways.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2024
• Odysseus landed sideways on the south pole of the moon.
  — Devika Rao, theweek, 6 Mar. 2024
• Hold the plant by its leaves or stems and turn it sideways.
  — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 13 July 2022
• The at-bats have gone sideways, not only for me but for the team.
  — Mike Digiovannastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2022
• Don’t tilt the blade sideways, which might cause a corner to dig in and scratch.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
• This is not just a sign that my week has gone sideways.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2024
• Lay sideways on the ground, then place the foam roller under your hip.
  — Health Editorial Team, Health, 4 Dec. 2023
• There’s plenty of time for things to go sideways down the road.
  — James Yasko, Chron, 16 June 2022
• When things go sideways, the kind of people who get the job done and keep our word.
  — Gina Martinez, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2023
• Kim claims to not be tech-savvy, and her first episode was sideways.
  — Jenny Townsend, Wired, 1 Mar. 2022
• The next wave was a foamy mess, and Chumbo hit it sideways.
  — William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
• The shot is sideways, so that the couple appear to be vertical, with the sky to the left and the ground to the right.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2022
• To use a land card to pay mana, tap the land card by turning it sideways.
  — Bailey Gates, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2023
• The next two times Grove faced the Phillies’ top bats, though, things went sideways quickly.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
• Things can go sideways fast if the chemistry isn’t there.
  — Dallas News, 27 Dec. 2022
• The swatch wasn’t wide enough for a house to face the street, as had the previous house, so the Drews built it sideways.
  — Roy S. Johnson | [e-mail], al, 9 Feb. 2022
• But if this season goes sideways, the lack of health and depth of the pitching staff could be why.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2024
• The first step was to traverse sideways across the mountain, over the boulders.
  — Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022
• Her legs were rigid, and one of her feet was twisted sideways.
  — Larissa MacFarquhar, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023
• With that said, the Russell 2000 has moved mostly sideways for the year and has not sold off.
  — Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2021
• The result was a chart that looks a bit like a volcano turned sideways.
  — Emily Barone, Time, 4 May 2022
• The photo, which was shared sideways, is of Grande in profile.
  — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2022
• This is heading in the wrong – the politics of this will get us sideways.
  — NBC News, 5 Feb. 2023
• And then, less than a week later, things went sideways.
  — Outside Online, 13 Sep. 2022
• The cutouts above each wheel stop the wheel well from forming a high-pressure area that could flip the car in the event that the car gets sideways.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 17 Feb. 2022
• Take a step sideways with the lead leg, then use the groin muscles to bring the other leg across and back under the hip.
  — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 16 June 2022
• How to: Start standing sideways at the bottom of the mat with feet under hips and arms by sides.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 26 July 2023
• Press originally huddled in a tunnel onto the field have had to slowly retreat from the entrance, as the rain pelts sideways.
  — NBC News, 6 Sep. 2024
• But as her doctors progressively raised her dose, things started to go sideways.
  — Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024