sidle
verb (used without object)
to move sideways or obliquely.
had sidled
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past perfectof sidle.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It belonged to her 8-year-old niece — Santillanes’ daughter — who had sidled up next to Gjurich when her voice began to crack with emotion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2023
He was a biochemistry major, which meant he had much more studying to do than the rest of us who had sidled into far less labor-intensive humanities majors.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2021
Now, just two days before the article was set to go live, another young woman had sidled up to him over the internet, trying to entice him to read an article and share it online.
From Washington Times ● May 14, 2019
Luck had sidled up to the Wizards to combine with the Miami Heat’s wayward 3-point shooting.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 2, 2014
I had the impression that he had sidled up to the caravan along the way, and none of the guardsmen had found the courage to confront him.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
