right-hand

Example Sentences

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"The driver came back to his car eventually and he opened the engine bay up and the snake was sat on the right-hand side above the strut spring."

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

Jim Kensil, Pete’s right-hand man, summoned my mailroom colleague Peter Hadhazy and me to his office that afternoon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Prevented from running in the last presidential election due to a defamation conviction, Sonko had designated his right-hand man, Faye, to replace him in the race.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Their results suggest that early hominins such as Ardipithecus and Australopithecus probably showed only mild right-hand preferences, similar to what is seen in modern great apes today.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Reaching into the right-hand top drawer of his desk, Inspector Garland fumbled about, then brought forth a laser tube; he swiveled it until it pointed at Rick.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick