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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
sidle .
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Examples
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Pamela's notion that Obama "sidled" up to Odinga shows her inability/lack of desire to figure this out.
Pull Your Head Out 2008
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The President: He kind of sidled up to me and said, Can I come and see you?
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One investor in a meticulously tailored suit kind of sidled up to me, looked around, and in a low voice said, "You know, I'm a liberal, too."
Hollywood Conservatives: The Thoughtful Post Rogers 2008
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The President: He kind of sidled up to me and said, Can I come and see you?
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He didn't march in like usual, he kind of sidled through the open door, looking tentative and thinner in a white shirt and navy shorts and sockless brown loafers.
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"I kind of sidled up next to him, and I think he was afraid something bad was going to happen," Brenly said.
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Cousin Egbert kind of sidled along, mumbling about Kitty:
Somewhere in Red Gap Harry Leon Wilson 1903
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Like, during breaks, I kind of sidled over to the sound mixer and say hey, you know any like - do you got any good young prodigies who are 25 and looking for experience, want their first like lead, want to move up from assistant to being the guy in charge.
SpoutBlog 2009
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"sidled," goose-fashion, from the shore, and began our voyage towards
The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Complete Charles James Lever 1839
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"sidled," goose-fashion, from the shore, and began our voyage towards
The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 1 Charles James Lever 1839
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