off to the side

• “They were also in the middle of a discussion with Darian's parents, who hovered off to the side and projected nervous tension like a thunderstorm sent out lightning.”

  Fictionaut: Elephant in the City

• “    The massive figure off to the side fitted KamahPs idea of what a Mer citizen should look like.”

  Odyssey

• “She stood off to the side now with Jeremy while James 'brothers each embraced him and bade him a fair voyage.”

  Tender Rebel

• “He went off to the side and conferred with Aswell for a time.”

  Cold Mountain

• “The staircase leading to the second floor was off to the side so as not to block the flow of air through the house; there was no air conditioning in those days, and the homes were built to maximize what air flow there was.”

  Fictionaut: New Race

• “The Guard off to the side spectating, their shadows jittery and huge against the walls of the house.”

  Cold Mountain

• “I turned around and fled; Eskew and Attie would see the speech from a platform off to the side of the podium.”

  Simon & Schuster: No Excuses

• “Dragos stood off to the side so I could focus on the most precious moment of my life, accepting Adela, my new daughter.”

  Simon & Schuster: A Book of Miracles

• “The birchbark containers were set off to the side to cool until the sunflower seed butter congealed.”

  The Mammoth Hunters

• “I just got a call from EmDef," Pirbazari said, taking Forsythe's arm and pulling him off to the side of the corridor.”

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