Harry lowered his wand slightly and glanced sideways at Cedric. Cedric shot him a quizzical look. They both turned back to watch the approaching figure.
Soon, the tilt will start to point more sideways compared to the sun, and eventually it will face away from the sun, on what we call the winter solstice.
A rock thrown hard enough sideways will fall toward the Earth, but always miss it, going instead into a circular path around it, guided only by gravity.
An elliptical orbit happens when you throw the rock sideways even harder than it takes for a circular orbit; it goes up higher on one end of the orbit than on the other.
I look down and see something I don't like: my lap now appears to be on sideways, as if my whole lower body had been wrenched half a turn to the right.
The monk received his share with a deep sigh, and a single stealthy glance at the dead Thevenin, who was beginning to sink into himself and topple sideways of the chair.