look sideways at
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There’s some people that you kind of look sideways at a little, but I think everyone else was like, “Yeah, no, he’s cut.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2023
"I'm asking viewers to look sideways at stuff instead of dead-on, and it throws most people," he says.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Tad used to think about trying to talk to Rashid, but that seemed like a good way to make people look sideways at him—something he had no interest in.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
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He shot a nasty look sideways at Harry, whose untidy hair had always been a source of great annoyance to Uncle Vernon.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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"Now, I know what you're thinking about when you look sideways at me," declared Nick, pretending to show alarm.
From Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise or, The Dash for Dixie by Arundel, Louis
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