sidelines
Britishplural noun
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sport the area immediately outside the playing area, where substitute players sit
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the peripheral areas of any region, organization, etc
Example Sentences
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Sidelines buzzed with hope, predicting he’d steamroll Sailors offensive linemen.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2022
According to Sidelines, which analyzed data for each quarterback’s average season passing yards, reaching more than 80,000 yards through the air might be, well, a reach.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2021
She will also support female candidates for Congress through her political committee, Off the Sidelines.
From Salon • Aug. 28, 2019
A $10,000 contribution from Off the Sidelines, Gillibrand’s PAC, came on June 2, two days before she was a guest.
From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2016
Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Democrat of New York, has stepped in on behalf of Ms. Giron, in particular, enlisting support through her Off the Sidelines political action committee.
From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2013
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