How to Use sideline in a Sentence
- She makes and sells jewelry as a sideline.
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Of trash cans set up on the sidelines.
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Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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That was all the way near the sideline.
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Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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That's a lot of sideline turnover.
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Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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Mitchell watched from the sideline.
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Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Still have that rat-a-tat-tat on the sideline.
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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But the time came to refuse to sit on the sidelines.
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Jason Collins,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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But as for the rest of his conduct on the sideline?
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ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The other team has to sit on the sidelines.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
12 May 2026
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Boys on the sidelines began to clap and whoop.
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Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
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The true mystery lies with the man on the sideline.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Both teams have key figures on the sideline.
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Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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On the sidelines were dozens more waiting their turn to play.
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Allie Conti,
BostonGlobe.com,
15 July 2023
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Neary raised four kids who often were on the sidelines.
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Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Brown is acting surly on the sideline.
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Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Louis’ sideline-to-sideline burst pops on film.
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Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Edwards dressed in street clothes and watched from the sidelines for the sixth straight game.
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Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
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That number is sure to go up with Mitchell on the sideline.
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James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Even Jake from the sidelines was making sure his head was right.
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Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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No drama on the court, and little to none on the sideline.
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Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2026
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Rather than two sidelines, there is just one for the World Cup.
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Pete Grathoff
june 8,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
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All the while, Garcia has cheered him on from the sidelines.
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Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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My whole team was jumping up and down like popcorn on the sideline.
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Kelsie Gibson,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Kristina Pink will be on the sidelines.
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Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
4 Oct. 2025
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That alone could unlock ideas that have been sitting on the sidelines.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Hampton surged down the right sideline for a 22-yard gain.
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Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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Many leaders let things pass…and then grumble on the sidelines.
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Anne Sugar,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The sideline staple has trickled down to youth sports.
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Kris Ann Valdez,
Parents,
5 Sep. 2025
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That sideline spat in the NFC wild-card loss?
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Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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His four-year-old daughter watched proudly from the sidelines.
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Nancy Kane,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Ry was sidelined for six months.
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Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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Many of these artists have been sidelined.
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Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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It's not known how long he'll be sidelined.
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CBS News,
13 June 2026
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Davis was sidelined for the next 18 games.
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CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Massey, 28, was sidelined with a left calf strain.
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Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
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Then a back injury sidelined him for the rest of the fall.
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Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
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Smith has been sidelined since Week 3.
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The Athletic Nfl Staff,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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The injury should keep him sidelined past that.
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Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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But chronic knee pain can sideline you for longer than you’d like.
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Danielle Zickl,
Outside,
8 Mar. 2026
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Black leaders are sidelined from our ranks.
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Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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The question now is how long will Zacha be sidelined.
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Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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The surgery will sideline Bosa for the season.
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Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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But Musk argues that it has been sidelined.
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John Ruwitch,
NPR,
12 May 2026
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That added to the pain that Herro dealt with while sidelined.
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Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2026
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For the third straight day, Brown has been sidelined in practice.
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James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Gabriela Jaquez was sidelined with a knee injury.
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Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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But for any number of reasons, it gets sidelined.
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Ashoka,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Black leaders are being sidelined from our ranks.
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Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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Now, he will be sidelined for multiple weeks.
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James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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He has been sidelined since early in spring training and has been in buildup mode the last few weeks.
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Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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How will the Heat fill this void while Herro is sidelined?
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Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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Murray was sidelined with a foot injury.
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Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Paintsil is sidelined with a thigh injury, which will likely keep him out for the rest of the month.
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Damian Calhoun,
Daily News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Seven were sidelined by the final buzzer.
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Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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Brock Purdy is still sidelined.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
18 Oct. 2025
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Sanders has been sidelined since a hip injury in August.
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Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2026
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Anyway, now sidelined with a knee injury.
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Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Spencer Jones was sidelined by a shoulder strain that popped up in recent days.
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Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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Baldwin has been sidelined with a right oblique strain since May 19.
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Jesús Cano,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
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He was sidelined since April 22 because of back spasms.
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CBS News,
2 May 2026
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