East Side
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of East Side
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
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Example Sentences
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Atmosphere is integral to the film’s success, fashioning the quiet landscape of wintry Upper East Side Manhattan into an ambience far warmer than the biting New York cold.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
Sexton, a 44-year-old former CIA analyst, grew up on Manhattan’s Upper East Side with peers including Ivanka Trump, with whom he went to tennis camp.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
“The Cosby Show” star initially put his Upper East Side property on the market for $6.75 million in January, before lowering his ask to $5.99 million in late April.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
As Ma performed in the park, Gonzalez stood in the river basin, spray-painting in neon-pink blockbuster letters the name of his organization, East Side of the River, onto pillars under Slauson Avenue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
For the last eleven months he’d been living in New York, on the Lower East Side.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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