southpaw

Example Sentences

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The diminutive southpaw came out of retirement last year.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

A straight left from the champion's southpaw stance landed cleanly and regularly in the third round as the gap in class became increasingly clear.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

And while he might not replicate the dominance of Wheeler, who has a 2.18 ERA in his postseason career, the fifth-year southpaw could certainly come close.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025

The Irish southpaw has fought three times at Madison Square Garden and filled Dublin’s 3Arena last year.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025

He kept coming, but I switched to southpaw, which I could tell confused him.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds