(from) side to side

idiom

: moving to the left and then to the right
She shook her head from side to side in disagreement.
waving the flags from side to side
He moved side to side on the tennis court.

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Inhale deeply through your nose, feeling your ribs expand forward, back and side to side. Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 7 Mar. 2025 Compare how Dostál moves side to side on that play to how Andrei Vasilevskiy does in this clip. Jesse Granger, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025 The riddims during that two-song run were palpable, as even Sol closed her eyes and swayed side to side, soaking in the positive vibrations that darted her way. Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2025 Claire mouths the following words of the song while moving from side to side. Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for (from) side to side

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“(from) side to side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28from%29%20side%20to%20side. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.

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