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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An astronaut wears either a flight suit or spacesuit (or sometimes a business suit) and is positioned behind a table with a scale model of their spacecraft to one side.
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Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Meaningful progress on complex geopolitical challenges cannot be achieved by repeating talking points or catering exclusively to one side's perspective.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Don't lean to one side (for example, don't prop yourself up on an armrest).
—David Kesselman, Verywell Health, 24 Mar. 2025
The entire Manchester City team and staff stood to one side and watched as Chelsea lifted the League Cup trophy, showered by gold streamers.
—Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
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Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Meaningful progress on complex geopolitical challenges cannot be achieved by repeating talking points or catering exclusively to one side's perspective.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Don't lean to one side (for example, don't prop yourself up on an armrest).
—David Kesselman, Verywell Health, 24 Mar. 2025
The entire Manchester City team and staff stood to one side and watched as Chelsea lifted the League Cup trophy, showered by gold streamers.
—Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
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 19 Apr. 2025.
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