sideswiping
- present participle of sideswipe.
Example Sentences
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Several runaway military horses galloped through the streets of London on Wednesday morning, alarming pedestrians, sideswiping cars and buses, and turning an ordinary rush hour into a frightening, almost surreal spectacle.
From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2024
Video posted to social media at the time appeared to show a Russian military vehicle sideswiping an American vehicle while at least two Russian helicopters flew overhead.
From Washington Times • Jun. 15, 2023
From the start, Tan had Williams guessing and stretching, mixing often-exquisite drop shots with forays to the net; towering lobs with counterpunched backhand passing shots; sideswiping forehand slices with looped topspin.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2022
A woman tried to cut in a drive-thru line at a Popeyes in Los Angeles, sideswiping her own car in the process.
From Fox News • Nov. 7, 2019
The storm rolled to the northeast, sideswiping the state capital, Tallahassee.
From Washington Post • Oct. 10, 2018
