side by side

Idioms

Next to each other, close together, as in They were walking down the street side by side when the taxi jumped the curb, or In the new Russia communism and capitalism are trying to live side by side. [c. 1200]

Example Sentences

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Each species carved out its own ecological role despite living side by side.

From Science Daily

Cam pulled her closer, so they stood side by side, his arm slung around her shoulder, one of her hands still clutched in his.

From Literature

The two stood side by side, the badger and the fox, the fox and the badger, hushed by the magnificence.

From Literature

These methods verified that the nitrogen atoms were positioned side by side rather than randomly distributed.

From Science Daily

By placing them side by side with his preparatory drawings, visitors can better understand Raphael's creative process.

From Barron's

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