side by side

Idioms

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]

Example Sentences

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They hoped he was just talking as old people sometimes did, when fantasy and reality lived side by side in their heads.

From Literature

Today, the two lava domes sit side by side in the crater of the mountain.

From Literature

Mal burst from under the water next to him, and they swam side by side to the bank.

From Literature

Mom and I sink into two seats, side by side, as Babs goes to talk to the woman sitting behind the desk.

From Literature

So now instead I work side by side with Tía Mazal most mornings.

From Literature

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