Before, the individual elements of the design were simply placed side by side.

If all five sculptures were placed side by side the length would total 17.5 feet.

At first glance, salt and sugar might appear to be the same thing when placed side by side.

The two figures would then be placed side by side to form one picture.

Male artists who worked and lived together would at some point have their work placed side by side.

In the door that had just shut, there was a little window, not larger than two hands placed side by side.

They form a 3D picture when they are placed side by side.

Occasionally the same face is placed side by side with itself, but seen from different angles.

How can these two be placed side by side in the same sentence?

They were placed neatly side by side at the base of the fence.