Sidle is an English word with synonyms like move or sashay. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Sidle meaning
- To (cause something to) move sideways.
- In the intransitive sense often followed by up: to (cause something to) advance in a coy, furtive, or unobtrusive manner.
Using Sidle
- The main meaning on this page is: To (cause something to) move sideways. | In the intransitive sense often followed by up: to (cause something to) advance in a coy, furtive, or unobtrusive manner.
- Useful related words include: move, sashay.
- In the example corpus, sidle often appears in combinations such as: sidle up, to sidle.
Context around Sidle
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sidle
- In this selection, "sidle" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, care, guests and showed stand out and add context to how "sidle" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include customers who sidle up to and image to sidle into office. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sidle" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sidle
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Many guests sidle up to the Pool Bar for something refreshing to sip on while soaking. (16 words)
He figured the PNC needed a “kinder, gentler” image to sidle into office without the Burnhamite riggings. (17 words)
Customers who sidle up to the bar can order the same cocktails they would find in establishments that serve alcohol. (20 words)
Despite the fatal mistakes in her brother’s care, Sidle showed compassion to the staff who gave evidence at the inquest by thanking them for their honesty and even hugging one of those involved. (34 words)
After a day filled with mixologists and restaurateurs being put to the test, Sunday allowed patrons to sidle up next to a hearty bowl of chili at each of the nine competing establishments. (33 words)
Customers who sidle up to the bar can order the same cocktails they would find in establishments that serve alcohol. (20 words)
Example sentences (5)
Customers who sidle up to the bar can order the same cocktails they would find in establishments that serve alcohol.
Despite the fatal mistakes in her brother’s care, Sidle showed compassion to the staff who gave evidence at the inquest by thanking them for their honesty and even hugging one of those involved.
After a day filled with mixologists and restaurateurs being put to the test, Sunday allowed patrons to sidle up next to a hearty bowl of chili at each of the nine competing establishments.
Many guests sidle up to the Pool Bar for something refreshing to sip on while soaking.
He figured the PNC needed a “kinder, gentler” image to sidle into office without the Burnhamite riggings.
Common combinations with sidle
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- sidle up 3×
- to sidle 2×