sided
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- unsided adjective
Etymology
Origin of sided
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; side 1, -ed 3
Example Sentences
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Anthropic fought back in court, and federal Judge Rita Lin on Thursday sided with the company and issued the injunction.
Two decades ago, the court sided with the music and motion picture producers and ruled against Grokster and Napster on the grounds their software was intended to share copyrighted music and movies.
From Los Angeles Times
They sued him for defamation, but a jury has sided with the colourful rapper after a three-day trial.
From BBC
Strangely enough, it was not the Germans or the Japanese that people had most trouble forgiving; it was their fellow Dutchmen who had sided with the enemy.
From Literature
A California appeals court this week sided with state utility regulators in a case seen as crucial to the spread of solar panels on the rooftops of California homes.
From Los Angeles Times
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