How to Use this side of in a Sentence

this side of

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  • Enjoy, and see you soon, given the long weekend due to a holiday on this side of the pond.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 2 July 2026
  • Sized somewhere between the tiniest holes and the largest ones, this side of the grater is perfect for shredding carrots.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 9 July 2026
  • The drafters could state the issue once and trust that readers — at least on this side of the Atlantic — would understand what the document was saying.
    — Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Walker has a sack in each of the training camp practices and already looks like the best pass rusher this side of Bain and Yaya Diaby.
    — Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Having celebrity co-owners, particularly ex-athletes, is a relatively new thing on this side of the Atlantic.
    — Matt Slater, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • On this side of the millennium, after a brief overshadowing by Greek yogurt in the early aughts, cottage cheese is firmly back on the minds of those considering their nutrition.
    — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 July 2026
  • The trickiest potential route on this side of the bracket would see England play Portugal, Spain, Belgium and France.
    — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 27 June 2026
  • Cunningham, meanwhile, finished with three points on just 1 of 2 shooting, but was also on the receiving end of one of the nastiest elbows this side of the Mississippi.
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • What’s a Rick Owens hypebeast to do this side of Playboi Carti’s MUSIC?
    — Eli Enis, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026
  • On this side of the Atlantic, USMNT manager Mauricio Pochettino is in talks to continue in his role.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • Helaena is Dragon’s Cassandra; her supernatural prescience and big-picture perspective make her perhaps the wisest character this side of Game of Thrones’ Bran the Broken.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Thrillers like 1990's Hunt for Red October and similar fare make submarine hunting look like the most exciting thing this side of pulling a nose hair out of an angry grizzly bear, but the reality is entirely different.
    — David Szondy august 12, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The only non-EDM act who really made an impression on Sunday was Kingfishr, the Irish indie-folk band that is barely known on this side of the Atlantic yet is able to play major arenas back on the Emerald Isle.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Through 2031, Charlotte boasts seven first-rounders and 11 second-round selections, leaving the Hornets armed with perhaps the second-best stockpile of future ammunition this side of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026

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