sidelong

/sˈa‍ɪdlɒŋ/

/sˈaɪdlɑːŋ/

[adjective] [adverb]

sidelong

[ADJECTIVE]

(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy

synonyms : askance

inclining or directed to one side

situated at or extending to the side

synonyms : lateral

sidelong

[ADVERB]

to, toward or at one side

synonyms : obliquely

sideways

with the side toward someone or something

on the side

Examples

1. As for myself, strike me by the sword in her full view a sidelong glance from those eyes will full ransom make.

2. No muss, no fuss, no misinterpreted sidelong glances and awkward coffee dates, just call on the magic of science or divine intervention and craft yourself the perfect partner.

3. Casting a sidelong glance at the VIP box, he witnesses the great dictator grimacing under the force of the woodwind and brass sections.

4. You can almost imagine the people of Rome, giving one another sidelong glances and wondering what happened to their fun emperor.