right-hand man
Example Sentences
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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
Haugstatter, Delpique’s right-hand man, handles scheduling and fills in for him on Fridays and Saturdays—Delpique’s days off.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025
RSF commander Daglo, whose fighters were originally contracted by Khartoum to fight its wars on Sudan's periphery, became Burhan's right-hand man after Sudan's 2018-2019 uprising.
From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025
When the sighting rod was set up, Rondon’s loyal right-hand man, Lieutenant João Salustiano Lyra, used a telemeter, an instrument that measured the distance from his canoe to the sighting rod.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
