sidelines

/ 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

Idioms and Phrases

see on the sidelines .

Example Sentences

Selma becomes a biopic in which the hero shines while those who worked beside him are overlooked or relegated to the sidelines.

From The Daily Beast

But while local groups fight back, the NRA is staying on the sidelines.

From The Daily Beast

Then, just as Williams had accepted his place on the sidelines, the name and face that faded from our memory came rushing back.

From The Daily Beast

We will not sit on the sidelines and deposit our fate in the hands of others.

From The Daily Beast

I approached Ritchie afterwards on the sidelines of the forum.

From The Daily Beast

Several days later, Johnny Thompson found himself crouching on the western sidelines of the football field at old Hillcrest.

From Project Gutenberg

Meggy Strawn, garbed in her brightest and best, was already on the sidelines, ready to lead in the cheering.

From Project Gutenberg

What the various pairs Of curved sidelines mean, I am unable to say.

From Project Gutenberg

At one time it was discovered that Craig, reinforced by enthusiastic onlookers from the sidelines, had seventeen men in his team.

From Project Gutenberg

I was more on the sidelines and didn't enter into any discussions with her at all.

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