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The two men, meanwhile, were sidling along to the side of Hicks, all the while telling him to drop the pistol.

From Washington Times • Mar. 13, 2016

In taverns and coffee shops all over Spain's capital last week, once respectable customers were sidling up to waiters and barkeeps to whisper the cryptic words: "Any orchard chops?"

From Time Magazine Archive

But scores of auditors were sidling through the exits before the Nominee finished adducing details to prove his point.

From Time Magazine Archive

Even Chix Verbil and the other sprites were sidling out from behind their leader.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

We were sidling along a narrow shelf, with arms outstretched against the wall above, when we reached a spot where the shelf was broken by a round protruding shoulder.

From Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club by Various