How to Use one-sided in a Sentence

one-sided

adjective
  • The risk wasn’t one-sided, though.
    — Sam McDowell 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025
  • The second half was not so one-sided.
    — Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Questions rarely stay one-sided for long.
    — Wengel Gemu, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
  • Swift’s one-sided waves offered a quick and clever change-up on her usual style.
    — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Hold on, say those who believe this is a bit of a one-sided argument.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • Well, this has been one of the most one-sided matches of the tournament thus far.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 June 2026
  • The Knicks lost in a one-sided 4-1 series.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026
  • Both sides have to agree to a prenup; whatever agreement isn’t one-sided.
    — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025
  • The connection may be one-sided.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Grab a bench and place your left hand and your left knee on it in a one-sided tabletop position.
    — Jakob Roze, Health, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Grab a bench and place your left hand and your left knee on it in a one-sided tabletop position.
    — Jakob Roze, Health, 17 June 2026
  • This partnership is not one-sided.
    — Elad Strohmayer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The support isn’t one-sided either.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
  • This fight was massively one-sided from the outset.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • Birdville was coming off a one-sided loss to Aledo the week before.
    — Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Israel has denied this and said the report is biased and one-sided.
    — Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Now, however, the contest looks less one-sided.
    — ABC News, 6 May 2026
  • Plus, it is nearly always showcased on a one-sided basis.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • And the group, boosted by a one-sided affair, says it’s just getting started.
    — Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Sabrina, meanwhile, felt that things were one-sided.
    — Adam England, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Anne Enright on the one-sided contract of honesty.
    — Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
  • The outcome might have been more one-sided, but the Crusaders had two runners thrown out at the plate.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
  • It was considered to be a standard Lesnar match that was fairly one-sided.
    — Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The first two meetings between the Celtics and Hornets were one-sided blowouts.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
  • What looked like a possible one-sided win by one team turned into a tight victory for the other team.
    — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Making matters worse, the one-sided defeat came at home, as the game took place in the Rose Bowl.
    — Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The Purdy detractors will resurface to a degree in the face of such a one-sided loss.
    — Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Few issues are entirely one-sided.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026
  • The first half was so one-sided that Chelsea fans started booing as their opponents passed the ball around with ease.
    — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2026
  • In a one-sided victory over Berkeley, the senior had five goals and two assists to lead the way.
    — Darren Sabedra, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025

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