How do you use beside in a sentence?

Answer 1

Besides being difficult, grammar can be confusing.

No one besides me can understand it.

Using Beside and Besides

The words beside and besides have separate meanings when used as prepositions. The word beside should only mean "at the side of," or "next to," as in There was nobody on the bench beside (next to) me. In the case where you want "in addition to" and "except for" you would use besides: There was no one sitting on the bench besides me.

Or:

Besides driving us to the Mall, she also bought us ice cream. No one besides Mom would do that for all us girls.

You will find, though that many people, even authors disregard the difference. The confusion may come from the fact that while besides can never mean "at the side of," beside often is used instead of besides. Most people would not even notice the mistake, but it can sometimes cause confusion such as in the sentence There was nobody on the bleachers beside mecould mean that I was alone on the bleachers, or that I just didn't have anyone sitting right next to me.

Answer 2

He was beside himself when he found out his wife was two timing him.The trawler docked beside the quay wall.

Answer 3

He sat beside her bed for hours on end.