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Meanings of onside in English

Not offside; being within the prescribed area of play.

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Examples for "offside"
Examples for "offside"
1
The first penalty was one of the clearest offside decisions I saw.
Reuters
2
Either way Walters was clearly offside when the first header came in.
The Guardian
3
Clearly the offside rule needs to be tweaked for the post-VAR world.
The Guardian
4
The assistant referee had flagged for offside, however VAR eventually said otherwise.
The Irish Times
5
Is the Social Development Minister offside with her own government's welfare reforms?
Radio NZ
Usage of onside in English
1
That's having it both ways in order to get all countries onside.
Reuters
2
Where a vote was unavoidable, Lib Dems had to be brought onside.
The Guardian
3
Ms Brindson said the franchise was smart to keep its fans onside.
Radio NZ
4
Thatcher always kept the police onside with pay rises and no cuts.
The Guardian
5
But Washington State recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock.
Reuters
6
It was ready for Tennessee's surprise onside kick to start the game.
Reuters
7
OC The Chiefs will try an onside kick on their first kickoff.
The Guardian
8
Receiver Vincent Jackson recovered the Jaguars' onside kick to seal the win.
Reuters
9
But San Diego recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock.
Reuters
10
Virginia Tech recovered the subsequent onside kick and ran out the clock.
Reuters
11
The Sun Devils recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock.
Reuters
12
The ensuing onside kick was recovered by Miller to seal Chicago's win.
Reuters
13
The Steelers recovered the ensuing onside kick and ran out the clock.
Reuters
14
Louisiana attempted an onside kick, but the ball bounced out of bounds.
Reuters
15
Their sophisticated bribery system kept politicians and dodgy business figures onside for years.
The South African
16
The real issue is whether Anbang can keep China's government onside.
Reuters
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common