How to Use step aside in a Sentence

step aside

verb
Definition of step asidenext
  • For the dance of death to stop, one of the partners must step aside.
    — Jackson Lears, Harper's Magazine, 9 June 2023
  • The pro-Palestine protest was a tide that asked you to step aside.
    — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Leguizamo said he was asked to step aside in order for Keaton, 71, to take the part.
    — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2023
  • So please step aside, Rose and Jack, and make room for Barbie and Ken.
    — Bob Verini, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
  • My wish is that Biden does the right thing for the nation and steps aside, likewise with Trump.
    — Tj Hutchinson, The Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Please step aside, Noah and Emma, and make way for Mateo and Olivia.
    — Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Following the debate, there have been loud calls for Biden to step aside.
    — Olivia-Anne Cleary, TIME, 4 July 2024
  • But internal calls for Thomas to step aside are growing, the sources said.
    — Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
  • But Santos contends the Speaker didn’t ask him to step aside.
    — Chad Pergram, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Anca Zijlstra and Aileen de Graaf both stepped aside from the team.
    — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Each party is allowed one such challenge in a case, and the judge is required to step aside.
    — Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The timing was off from the beginning, when Dragic stepped in just as Chris Bosh was forced to step aside.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2022
  • After that debate, Biden was pressured to step aside and not run again.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2024
  • The second letter was sent to a group of House Democrats who called for Alito to step aside in the cases.
    — Jan Crawford, CBS News, 29 May 2024
  • On the trail: -Remember that there might be bikers, runners, or faster walkers who want to get past, so be ready to step aside.
    — Doug Mayer, Outside Online, 15 Feb. 2023
  • To be sure, this race stopped being a potential blow-out when Biden stepped aside.
    — Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Sep. 2024
  • More than half of all New York lawmakers called for the governor to step aside.
    — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 12 Mar. 2021
  • The polling memo was a clear and vocal nudge for Trump to do exactly what he’s never done: chill out and step aside.
    — Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 15 Nov. 2022
  • More broadly, the president’s speech should lower the volume on calls for Biden to step aside.
    — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Black men’s support for Biden waned prior to him stepping aside.
    — Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Vice President Kamala Harris should step aside for the good of the nation.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Hart was going to be the Oscars host in 2019 but stepped aside after past offensive tweets of his came to light.
    — Justin Hagey, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The pound-for-pound legend had to agree to step aside to allow Spence and Fundora to make their fight in January.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • In short, skeptics need to step aside and let technology transform the world.
    — Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Despite the calls to step aside, Biden has remained defiant.
    — Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 18 July 2024
  • After the signing, Queen Margrethe stepped aside and allowed King Frederik to take her spot at the head of the table, then exited the room.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Musk and Tesla settled, and each paid $20 million fines, while Musk agreed to step aside as Tesla board chairman.
    — Faiz Siddiqui, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2023
  • States such as New York only need to step aside and allow the free market to favor those with the best plans and most experience.
    — Jonathan Turley, WSJ, 23 Sep. 2022
  • The matter caused a major backlash from NBA players, who called for Sterling to step aside as owner.
    — Chris Coppola, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2021
  • America’s President and Japan’s Prime Minister were pushed to step aside before their parties face voters.
    — Ian Bremmer, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024

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