on the aisle

idiom

: in the seat next to the aisle
He likes to sit on the aisle.

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Democrats also largely avoided a rite of presidential speeches: standing on the aisle to shake the president’s hand, in full view of the TV cameras. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025 As luck would have it, the easyJet flight saw Kerry sat on the aisle seat of one row, with her two young kids beside her, while her husband was across the aisle from her. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025 Not having their logo appear on the aisle during the ceremony, too. Rachel Simon, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024 Shortly before the show started, two women approached the seats behind us, including the one on the aisle. New York Times, 1 Oct. 2023 See All Example Sentences for on the aisle

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“On the aisle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20aisle. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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