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Sideswipe
Synonyms for "sideswipe" (85 found)
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Translations
4 translations across 3 languages.
Galician
1 entries- zasca noun (a sarcastic remark)
German
1 entries- Seitenhieb noun (a sarcastic remark)
Italian
2 entries- frecciata noun (a sarcastic remark)
- frecciatina noun (a sarcastic remark)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
As he turns left from Central into Jackson he nearly sideswipes a milk truck idling yards out from the kerb.
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In her haste, she sideswiped the 4x4 truck that was ahead of her as well as two other cars. “Help!” she yelled as she sped through the orange construction cones. “They're going to kill me!”
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