How to Use side against in a Sentence

side against

phrasal verb
Definition of side againstnext
  • The court sided against them, but the process took about 10 months.
    — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 15 May 2024
  • Line the edge of the pan with vanilla wafers (about 17) with rounded sides against the pan to form a crust.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Pro tip for storage: Push up the flat side against the wall and let the dome side stick outward.
    — Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Of the five members who were expelled, three had sided against the Union in the Civil War.
    — Joella Carman, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Take one piece of cotton twine, and wrap the zongzi at the middle of every triangle side against the grain of leaves, and tie a knot to secure the shape.
    — Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2024
  • Dmytro Kuleba called on countries to abandon their reservations about siding against Russia and to send weapons to Ukraine.
    — Phil McCausland, NBC News, 25 June 2023
  • Closer Craig Kimbrel pitched his fourth straight scoreless outing, striking out the side against his former team.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Less than three months ago, Clevenger and Torres were face-guarding each other in a matchup of Howard County’s best and now are on the same side against the nation’s most talented players.
    — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2023
  • In 2021, the Alaska Court of Appeals sided against Haeg, upholding his conviction.
    — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 6 May 2023
  • When young fishermen handle pumpkinseeds and other panfish, holding them flat on their sides against the palm will help avoid getting spiked.
    — Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The digital sensor may not be calibrated properly, which can cause the steering wheel to turn side to side against the driver's intentions.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024
  • Lyft and Uber drivers have long fought to gain recognition as full-time workers, despite several courts siding against their efforts.
    — Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Democracies aren’t immune to being shortsighted, nursing grudges, or playing two sides against each other for their own benefit.
    — Ivo Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
  • In a 3-to-1 vote, Democratic board members sided against the Atlanta Opera, which has said that its hair and makeup stylists who are seeking to unionize are not employees but independent contractors.
    — Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 13 June 2023
  • Independents side against prohibition by 52-43%, a slight difference given the sample size.
    — Gary Langer, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2023
  • The bloc risks becoming more pointedly geopolitical in its bid to rebalance global power, analysts say, especially as China and Russia seek to bring it on side against rising tensions with the West – something its expansion could facilitate.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The Germans were voting, in the absent-minded way of democratic voters everywhere, for easy reassurances, for stability, with classes siding against their historical enemies.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
  • In July 2023, a district court in Louisiana sided against the administration, imposing sweeping restrictions on the government’s interaction with social media platforms.
    — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024
  • In addition, Trump could benefit financially and politically by siding against the legislation.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2024

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