side by side

Idioms  

1. Next to each other, close together, as in They were walking down the street side by side when the taxi jumped the curb, or In the new Russia communism and capitalism are trying to live side by side. [c. 1200]

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Example Sentences

The trail was so narrow that they only just had room to stand side by side.

From Literature

Slowly I slide back to my knees next to him and we begin to work side by side, quietly flipping the pages and jotting down anything that seems noteworthy.

From Literature

And while the majority of south Lebanon's residents are Shia, not all of them support Hezbollah, and side by side with Muslim villages are communities of other faiths, including Christians.

From Barron's

Things are infinitely better between Celia and me now than they were last summer, but I still feel closest to her when we’re running side by side, our steps and breath in sync.

From Literature

The Green Bay Packers were formed a year later, and the two institutions, about five miles apart, grew up side by side as cornerstones of the community.

From Salon

Related Words

• collectively
• in tandem
• jointly
• simultaneously
• together