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

For decades, Americans with low to moderate incomes largely sat on the sidelines as higher earners multiplied their wealth in a series of bull markets dating back to 1982.

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Some interpret this to mean that investors are still largely on the sidelines, Lundin said, adding that he agrees with that “to some extent.”

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This was a win also achieved without the injured Cole Palmer, with Manchester City's Phil Foden left out of the squad, and with injured captain Harry Kane watching from the sidelines.

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Open title began somewhere on the sidelines of Centre Court, back at the All England Club in July.

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I was traveling for another story, but enough readers have emailed me that I figure it’s time to bravely hop off the sidelines and weigh in with an extremely controversial opinion.

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