ASIDE in a Sentence

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He drew the lantern nearer and eagerly scanned the fares; then the paper fell from his hand and he pushed aside his unfinished letter.

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 Meanings and Examples of ASIDE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
aside
 ad.  on, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or direction; at a little distance from the rest
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  She drew aside without speaking, and Mattie and Ethan passed into the kitchen, which had the deadly chill of a vault after the dry cold of the night.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
2  She had already pushed her plate aside, and was measuring out a draught from a large bottle at her elbow.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In III
3  She stood aside, smiling silently, while he entered, and then moved away from him with something soft and flowing in her gait.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
4  She drew aside, instinctively obeying his tone.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
5  He drew the lantern nearer and eagerly scanned the fares; then the paper fell from his hand and he pushed aside his unfinished letter.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VIII
6  But suddenly his wife's face, with twisted monstrous lineaments, thrust itself between him and his goal, and he made an instinctive movement to brush it aside.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
7  "Soon's Ah kick dis black trash outer mah way," answered Mammy loudly, swinging the carpetbag at a black buck who loitered tantalizingly in front of her and making him leap aside.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIII
8  He stood aside to let her pass before him into the library.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVII
9  He stood aside and bowed her through the door with a mockery that made her wince.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LIV
10  Seven times Congress had passed crushing acts against the state to keep it a conquered province, three times the army had set aside civil law.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LVIII
11  The woman, without answering, pushed her pail aside, and continued to stare as Miss Bart swept by with a murmur of silken linings.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 1
12  But she put aside the thought with a smile at her own fears, and hastened downward, wondering if she should find a cab short of Fifth Avenue.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 1
13  Beyond this, Mrs. Peniston had not felt called upon to do anything for her charge: she had simply stood aside and let her take the field.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 3
14  Lily tossed aside the note and subsided on her pillows with a sigh.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 4
15  Lily pushed aside her finished work with a dry smile.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 4
Example Sentence: (55 in 4 pages)
16  When Henry became King, he cast aside all his former friends.
17  Let's put our differences aside and make a fresh start.
18  I moved aside to let him get by.
19  He waved aside my offer of help.
20  These cavils aside, most of the essays are very good indeed.
21  I didn't accept the job because it was badly paid and aside from that, it wasn't very interesting.
22  It's time he stood aside and let a more qualified person do the job.
23  Lay aside your book and go to bed.
24  He stepped aside to let her pass.
25  I stepped aside so that she might come in.
26  Three million dollars was set aside.
27  He cast aside the newspaper impatiently.
28  The story was on the front page, elbowing aside the peace talks.
29  Stand aside and let these people pass.
30  Perhaps you shouldn't brush the idea aside too hastily.