Examples of “sideways” in a Sentence

adv Toward or from one side; not straight ahead.

• She glanced sideways at her brother during the ceremony.
• The crab scuttled sideways across the sand toward the water.
• To get through the narrow gap, he had to turn and shuffle sideways.

adj Moving neither up nor down, describing something stalled or flat, such as a market or a plan.

• Once we get out of this sideways economy, our figures will more accurately reflect what we're truly capable of.
• The negotiations went sideways after both parties refused to compromise.