Sideways

Examples

• The horse was snatching grass, swinging his head sideways as he pulled, annoyed by the man and his talking. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• The wheels only pulled sideways against the ruts. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• That feline personage, with her lips tightly shut and her eyes looking out at him sideways, softly closes the door before replying. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Now, when she looks down; now, when she turns sideways, who is she like, Graham? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• There's the money, says Mrs. Yolland, getting back sideways to the little heap of silver on the table, as if it drew her in spite of herself. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• She was sitting sideways on the horse, her face in her hands, as if in shame and grief, in a little abandon. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Also you must take them sideways. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• She saw him, Finito, the not-so-good matador, now standing in front of the bull and turning sideways toward him. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• I saw your face sideways in the glass. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• I am instructed to communicate to him, said Mr. Jaggers, throwing his finger at me sideways, that he will come into a handsome property. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• I tried to move sideways so that it did not fall on me. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• To accomplish this he decided that his knife must have two motions, one a forward cut, and the other sideways. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• At the end of that time Mrs. Rubelle looked up sideways from her flowers, and said, Here is Sir Percival, ma'am, returned from his ride. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• The trooper looks sideways at Allan's sunburnt cheek and bright dark eye, rapidly measures his height and build, and seems to approve of him. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• It was as though there was a new joint in it; not the hip joint but another one that went sideways like a hinge. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• I knew the reason why she ran away, said Raffles, winking slowly as he looked sideways at Will. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• He still sat sideways from the fire, so that his hard old gaze held Archer's face as if in a spring of steel. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• What makes him go sideways? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• One was to have the shafts placed on the outside of the reaper, or so that the horse would pull it sideways, instead of having to push it, as had been the case with his father’s model. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• I now glanced sideways at this piece of architecture. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• His eyes glanced sideways at Andreu Nin, slid over him, and went back to Gomez. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• He held the small table sideways to the electric light. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• He got to his feet, leaned over, passed his coil of wire clear and commenced to pay out wire as he walked backwards and sideways along the bridge. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• The man looked at her with a sideways look of appreciation, yet faroff, almost insolent. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Now the top of one lever was jointed, so that a sideways movement of the wrist was sufficient to move the rudder for steering in the horizontal plane. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• One turned sideways as he dug his nails into the edge of it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Mr. Cruncher came forward sideways, with one of his shoulders in advance of him. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• His dark hair fell sideways over his brow, from under his cap, he stood strangely aloof, like one of the damned. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .

Checker: Olga