how to pronounce sidelines

/ˈsaɪdˌlaɪnz/

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sidelines is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of sidelines in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… rain on the sidelines then when i'm in a …”

meanings of sidelines

noun:

The area or areas next to but outside a playing area.
Plural of sideline (“lines marking the edges").

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sideline.

sidelines frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word sidelines occurs in english on average 3.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics sidelines can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that sidelines can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) leisure and entertainment;

4) transport and travel;