Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

side with

Idioms  
  1. Support or favor, as in The Armenians traditionally side with the Greeks against the Turks. This idiom was first recorded in 1600. For the antonym, see side against.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

The warrants were approved by ICC judges and will stay in place unless the judges side with Israel in one of several legal challenges the government has filed.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

For a while, Zelensky appeared to side with Syrsky.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

Unless the courts side with 12 states who sued to stop the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

Jackson didn’t render an ultimate decision on this question, but strongly suggested that she would side with a transgender litigant who presented this argument in a future case.

From Slate Jul. 15, 2026

There, standing off to the side with a notebook in her hand and a pen in the other, was Mini.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training