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
President Volodymyr Zelensky's former right-hand man Andriy Yermak appeared in a Kyiv court on Tuesday, after he was named by Ukraine's two anti-corruption agencies as a suspect in a money-laundering scheme.
From BBC • May 12, 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
Authorities also announced the death of his right-hand man.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
An old man with a lined rectangular face and a scar across the flat arch of his nose, he was the leader of the larboard watch and Reed’s right-hand man.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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