sideswipe
verb (used with object)
to scrape or hit with a sweeping stroke along the side.
sideswiped
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past participleof sideswipe.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof sideswipe.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
sideswipeverb (used with object)to scrape or hit with a sweeping stroke along the side.
Example Sentences
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Garces Perez says the agents twice sideswiped his Toyota Corolla, causing damage, before their unmarked SUVs turned on their lights and sirens.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
The man's lawyer told US media he was making a DoorDash delivery when an unmarked black truck sideswiped his car.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Videos showed instead that the government vehicle sideswiped Figueroa, a U.S. citizen who was driving to work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026
Around 8:37 a.m. a Peterbilt box truck sideswiped the parked van, causing the truck to lose control, said Rodrigo Jimenez, public information officer for the California Highway Patrol.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2024
He ran a stoplight, and was nearly sideswiped by a woman in a Dodge.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
