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Discover LudwigThe phrase "set on its side" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used when describing the position of an object that has been turned to rest on its side rather than its base.
Example: "The box was too large to fit upright, so we had to set it on its side."
Alternatives: "placed on its side" or "laid on its side."
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But one carcass in particular caught my eye: a little red fox that had been set on its side.
Once, after a breakup, he turned his set on its side so he could watch while lying down.
A few blocks away, Dex Bryan, a construction worker from the other Jamaica, stood on a strip of yard beside his house, tending a smoker fashioned from an oil drum set on its side.
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Stand it up, set it on its side, or mount it to the wall.
He pulled the chair away from the door and set it on its side on the floor, I assumed, as an obstacle for burglars.
As you gain confidence, you can shift the perspective of the pie chart around, including setting it on its side, turning it 3D or stacking various pies.
Sure enough, when he opened the jar and set it down on its side, an enormous brown spider tiptoed out.
It seems two giant collisions may have set the planet on its side, titling the planet onto its recognizable axis.
Set the computer on its side.
Set the computer on its side with the back connectors resting closest to the table.
Set the tank on its side with the top facing you and glue pieces of slate on the inside of tank on your line.
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