sidelines

/ ˈsaɪdˌlaɪnz /

plural noun

1. sport the area immediately outside the playing area, where substitute players sit

2. the peripheral areas of any region, organization, etc

Idioms and Phrases

see on the sidelines.

Example Sentences

This was a win also achieved without the injured Cole Palmer, with Manchester City's Phil Foden left out of the squad, and with injured captain Harry Kane watching from the sidelines.

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Open title began somewhere on the sidelines of Centre Court, back at the All England Club in July.

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I was traveling for another story, but enough readers have emailed me that I figure it’s time to bravely hop off the sidelines and weigh in with an extremely controversial opinion.

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When schools closed, parents I knew casually on the sidelines were the ones who fielded my middle-of-the-night panic texts.

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The two are expected to meet on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit this month.

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