to one side
idiom
1
: in a direction that is away from or beyond the center of something
The dog tilted its head to one side.
2
: to a place that is on one side : aside
He put his luggage to one side.
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As with any career as long as his, there have been moments when perhaps his aesthetic wasn’t so aligned with where fashion was going, but mention that and Roversi will gently put it to one side.
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Mark Holgate, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
Aerial footage captured by ABC News' Los Angeles station, KABC, showed the Mississippi tilting to one side after two stacks of containers collapsed.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
As bystanders watched, the luxury yacht lurched to one side, tilting dangerously before taking on water.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Off to one side, a box resembling a military missile launcher is loaded with small rockets designed to carry bottles of the gas back to Earth.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Mark Holgate, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
Aerial footage captured by ABC News' Los Angeles station, KABC, showed the Mississippi tilting to one side after two stacks of containers collapsed.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
As bystanders watched, the luxury yacht lurched to one side, tilting dangerously before taking on water.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Off to one side, a box resembling a military missile launcher is loaded with small rockets designed to carry bottles of the gas back to Earth.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for to one side
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“To one side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20one%20side. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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