right-hand man
Example Sentences
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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
A 10-page dossier on Mr. Lynch—the American ICC official who was Mr. Khan’s right-hand man until he reported the assault allegation—was shared among researchers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 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
"We became quite silent when we found the first bone," he said, adding that there were several pointers indicating that the skeleton belonged to the Sun King's right-hand man.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Reinhold Barth, Dasch's relative and Kappe's right-hand man, had worked for the Long Island Rail Road in America, and he gave them a tour of a railroad plant and yards.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
