right-hand man
Example Sentences
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"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
Authorities also announced the death of his right-hand man.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
Munger, who died in 2023, was Buffett’s longtime right-hand man.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 10, 2025
Buechel, the son of a Wisconsin cheesemaker who had become Mackey’s right-hand man, succeeded as CEO after Mackey’s retirement in 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
The other two possibilities are his cousin Ali, and his right-hand man, Abu Bakr.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
