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

Methuselah had sidled up into the bougainvillea bush right behind us, muttering, “Lubberlubberlubber.”

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver