How to Use ambidextrous in a Sentence

ambidextrous

adjective
  • Its ambidextrous design allows for righties and lefties to maneuver it without issue, and the combination of the roller bar and scroll wheel are meant to reduce the repetitive motions that cause wrist strain.
    PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2024
  • And the whole design is ambidextrous, so lefties aren’t left out in the dark.
    Jeff Dunn and Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, 13 Dec. 2019
  • The design is ambidextrous, with side buttons on both sides.
    Peter Bright, Ars Technica, 22 Aug. 2018
  • This handy ambidextrous mouse didn't make our list of the Best Gaming Mice, but its svelte older sibling did.
    Louryn Strampe, Wired, 28 Nov. 2021
  • Good news for Southpaws: The Ouroboros is also ambidextrous.
    Jaime Netzer, Popular Mechanics, 25 June 2013
  • Here are three ways to become a more ambidextrous leader.
    Kerry Siggins, Forbes, 22 June 2022
  • The design is completely ambidextrous, too, so lefties aren't left out in the cold.
    Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 23 May 2020
  • The gun features a bull barrel and an ambidextrous thumbhole stock.
    Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 23 June 2014
  • The pocket clip is recessed and is reversible for tip up or tip down carry, but is not ambidextrous.
    Matt Foster, Outdoor Life, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Austin French is ambidextrous, having the ability to pass and shoot a lacrosse ball equally as well on either side of his body.
    Mike Chambers, The Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2017
  • Well, if a hominin was ambidextrous, the striations would not have aligned in the same direction.
    Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 20 Oct. 2016
  • The Scout wears an ambidextrous stock and is available with a fluted stainless-steel or blued barrel, and is topped off with a rail to mount optics.
    Joseph Albanese, Field & Stream, 14 Aug. 2020
  • This Razer Viper mouse is ambidextrous, so anyone can use it.
    Eric Ravenscraft, Wired, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Only three of the 73 birds filmed more than once were ambidextrous, turning in both directions.
    Erica Tennenhouse, Science | AAAS, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Where Spence is a southpaw, Crawford is an ambidextrous fighter who prefers the southpaw stance.
    Morgan Campbell, New York Times, 28 July 2023
  • These have an ambidextrous design, so anybody can wear these.
    Chris Hachey, BGR, 5 May 2021
  • Fewer side buttons save the Pro 0.1 ounces (2.9 g) but preclude it from being ambidextrous.
    Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 10 May 2022
  • The rifle is completely ambidextrous and the magazine can be fitted from either the right or left side.
    Joseph Albanese, Field & Stream, 21 Aug. 2020
  • Groups that started out more ambidextrous developed a range of preferences for left and right.
    Quanta Magazine, 12 May 2015
  • The Viper molds well to my hand, and its ambidextrous design accommodates both left- and right-handed people with two macro buttons on each of its sides.
    Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 2 Aug. 2019
  • There are also two large thumb studs—a nice ambidextrous touch—but they were positioned a little too close to the handle for comfortable use.
    Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 29 July 2020
  • To use a term that is much favored by the company’s leaders and by management gurus, GM must be ambidextrous.
    Rick Tetzeli, Fortune, 23 May 2018
  • This thrower is completely ambidextrous, too, so right left-handers alike can use it.
    Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 24 May 2023
  • Among ambidextrous gaming mice, SteelSeries’ Sensei Ten is a standout.
    Harry Rabinowitz, Popular Mechanics, 7 Dec. 2022
  • With the addition of an attachable ambidextrous mouse pad, this versatile surface can also be used on top of a table to make a stand-up desk.
    Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Mar. 2022
  • The left-handed crowd will appreciate that this knife is fully ambidextrous.
    Matt Foster, Outdoor Life, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Unlike some of its competitors, the Lancehead is designed with an ambidextrous chassis that easily fits in your right or left hand.
    Jess Grey, WIRED, 17 Aug. 2019
  • Science proves right-handers are jocks, left-handers are nerds, and ambidextrous people love making pot holders.
    Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2015
  • At Nippert Stadium a lanky ambidextrous punter whose home is over 21 hours away hangs with another young man who often views him upside down and a third whose claim to fame began as a joke.
    Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 8 Apr. 2023
  • The same can be applied to righties who occasionally use their left, while other people learn to be ambidextrous.
    Jaclyn Greenberg, Good Housekeeping, 25 May 2022

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