sidelines

British  

/ ˈsaɪdˌlaɪnz /

plural noun

1. sport the area immediately outside the playing area, where substitute players sit

2. the peripheral areas of any region, organization, etc

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sidelines Idioms  

1. see on the sidelines.

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Example Sentences

“Markets might have gotten ahead of themselves and maybe things are calming down,” rate-setter Alan Taylor said on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund’s Spring Meetings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

After that debacle, Mom and Pop would remain on the sidelines until after World War II, when the American economy boomed once more.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Front-month futures are actually quite disconnected from the physical barrels—both in timing and physical reality, Dave Ernsberger, president of S&P Global Energy, said on the sidelines of the CERAWeek conference last month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

She said she would be watching from the sidelines when the society achieved its aims as she had accepted a job with US aerospace manufacturing company Relativity Space, which would begin after her graduation.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

I sigh and walk up to the sidelines, slipping between people whose voices have started to go hoarse from cheering.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi