right-hand man
Example Sentences
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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
Sanchez's former right-hand man, former transport minister Jose Luis Abalos, is awaiting a verdict in his own corruption trail which wrapped up earlier this month.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
Dr. Ralph Abraham, his right-hand man at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, recently shrugged off rising measles cases, saying that losing our elimination status was simply the “cost of doing business.”
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2026
As the general secretary of European football's governing body, Infantino had been the right-hand man of president Platini for seven years.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
Together, he and Rondon’s right-hand man, Lyra, pulled and pushed the biggest and heaviest canoe.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
