left-handed

Example Sentences

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The left-handed batter struggled for form towards the end of last summer and hit just one half-century in 16 innings across all formats this winter.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

"And obviously, it goes without saying that we discuss, because there are two leftie openers, number three is left-handed."

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Samson, a right-hander who played in the tournament with Abhishek unwell, could break the left-handed grip on the top of the order.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

It begins as a duet with Kermit, playing his left-handed banjo, and ends with Miss Piggy, who muscles her way in, anxious for screen time after her Aphrodite number is cut.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Molly loves the way he says this—matter-of-factly, without judgment, as if he were reporting that his mother is left-handed.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline