sidelines

/ ˈsaɪdˌlaɪnz /

plural noun

1. sport the area immediately outside the playing area, where substitute players sit

2. the peripheral areas of any region, organization, etc

Idioms and Phrases

see on the sidelines.

Example Sentences

All the while I stayed on the sidelines, not once showing up at Macy’s or Best Buy or the Apple Store.

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Their mood darkened over the summer as Europe was left on the sidelines as the U.S. and China sought to reset the rules of global trade.

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The 25-year-old flanker has undergone surgery, with Ospreys head coach Mark Jones saying the British and Irish Lion now faces "four to five months" on the sidelines.

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South Korea’s central bank maintained its policy rate at 2.50% for the fourth consecutive meeting, staying on the sidelines as it raised its growth and inflation forecasts.

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South Korea’s central bank held its policy rate steady for a fourth consecutive meeting, staying on the sidelines as it raised its growth and inflation forecasts.

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