sidelong

IPA: sˈɪdʌɫɔŋ

adjective

  • Directed to the side; sideways.
  • Slanting or sloping; oblique.
  • Indirect; suggestive; not straightforward.
  • Along the side of something.

adverb

  • Towards the side; sideways.
  • obliquely
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Examples of "sidelong" in Sentences

  • He cast a sidelong glance at Gertie, who let loose a little sob.
  • “I could ease your pain,” the Morningstar said, glancing at Dante sidelong.
  • Celeste gave Azrael a sidelong glance as they exited the subway to the street.
  • However, that old saw was repeated with a sidelong, meaningful glance at his middle son.
  • Eros felt himself stir beneath his kilt. he sent to Morrigan, casting her a sidelong glance.
  • “True dat,” Isda said with a sly smile, glimpsing Celeste with appreciation in a sidelong glance.
  • His big dark eyes were steady and ironic, nose large, faintest ghost of a mustache, front teeth big and white in sidelong grin.
  • Based on the play by Maurice Maeterlinck, it is the story of an inscrutable love triangle pieced together, and simultaneously dissolved, in a multitude of sidelong glances and half-hazarded yearnings.
  • In completely unrelated news, apparently, my old unintentional icon theme of upset-looking people with guns is being challenged by a new unintentional theme of icons of people looking sidelong at other people.
  • Hmm.10am: The Guardian's Ewen MacAskill is off to hear Newt Gingrich's press conference on steps of Columbia State Capitol building, and sends along his thoughts about Sarah Palin's sidelong endorsement of Gingrich:Lots of people think Sarah Palin does not matter much anymore, having opted against joining the race for the nomination.

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