He gave Oliver a sidelong glance.sidelongside‧long /ˈsaɪdlɒŋ $ -lɒːŋ/ adjective 
He gave Oliver a sidelong glance.—sidelong adverb: ‘You looked very well this morning,’ she added, glancing sidelong at him.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Cynan flew to pin the struggling legs, and Meurig slid sidelong through the trees to help him.
- He kept watching her with a delighted, sidelong smile as if she constantly astonished him.
- He looked sidelong at her with a quick smile, and she frowned and nodded his attention quickly towards the stranger.
- I cast a sidelong glance, to see if she's noticed.
- Jean-Claude's sidelong half-smile had felt congratulatory.
- She cast a sidelong glance at Fen.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY He gave Oliver a sidelong glance. ‘You looked very well this morning,’ she added, glancing sidelong at him.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
He gave Oliver a sidelong glance. ‘You looked very well this morning,’ she added, glancing sidelong at him. (=a way of looking by moving your eyes to the side)· Christina gave her husband a sidelong glance.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· I cast a sidelong glance, to see if she's noticed.· But a few sidelong glances revealed them to be He-Shes.· She cast a sidelong glance at Fen.· Afterwards, in the changing room, everyone shoots sidelong glances at Lil.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
sidelong look/glance a way of looking at someone by moving your eyes to the side, especially so that it seems secret, dishonest, or disapproving: - Afterwards, in the changing room, everyone shoots sidelong glances at Lil.
- But a few sidelong glances revealed them to be He-Shes.
- I cast a sidelong glance, to see if she's noticed.
- Pleased faces, sidelong glances seeking agreement.
- She cast a sidelong glance at Fen.
He gave Oliver a sidelong glance.—sidelong adverb: ‘You looked very well this morning,’ she added, glancing sidelong at him.