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Meanings of fall sidewise in English

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Usage of fall sidewise in English
1
He was sitting so that the light fell sidewise on his face.
The Mettle of the Pasture
2
The young man fell sidewise behind the rocks and a bullet clipped the edge of his barricade.
Lahoma
3
But he was quick, and fell sidewise.
The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel
4
The man jumped and fell sidewise.
The Boy Allies Under the Sea; Or, The Vanishing Submarines
5
The northern light of the winter afternoon, entering through the looped crimson-damask curtains, fell sidewise upon the woman of the picture.
The Bride of the Mistletoe
6
One driver carelessly riding on his load was rolled overboard, and fell sidewise into a deep mass of snow and water.
Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar...
7
It wobbled a good deal, and the Kid came near falling sidewise off the last step before he could balance his burden.
The Flying U's Last Stand
8
I was the quicker to right myself, and a moment later he fell sidewise from his horse, pierced through the right lung.
An Enemy to the King / From the Recently Discovered Memoirs of t...
9
One tower was entirely overthrown, but this did not facilitate an assault, as it fell sidewise upon the wall, and not into the ditch.
The History of the Thirty Years' War
10
Then, suddenly, the hands relaxed, a bluish paleness swept over the face, and Charley fell sidewise to the floor before Jo could catch him.
The Right of Way — Volume 03