How to Use evenhanded in a Sentence

evenhanded

adjective
  • I thought it was an evenhanded assessment of her performance.
  • The treatment of the war itself is much less evenhanded.
    Mark Moyar, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2017
  • The tone is so evenhanded throughout the two acts that the story loses focus here and there.
    Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Indeed, Bloys is known as one of the most measured, evenhanded and calm execs in the TV business.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 Feb. 2023
  • As a trial judge, she was seen as evenhanded but tough in sentencing.
    James C. McKinley Jr., New York Times, 1 June 2017
  • Or what about an evenhanded look at dossier author Christopher Steele ?
    Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2018
  • The presentation of the young Murdoch is very evenhanded.
    Roslyn Sulcas, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2017
  • Cries for impeachment recurred when the court released a more evenhanded map.
    Meghan Leonard, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2018
  • Given its format of allotting first choice of top talent to teams with the worst records from the previous year, the draft can seem like an evenhanded affair.
    Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2020
  • But our survey shows that despite the trend in the general public toward a more evenhanded approach on the issue, that’s not the case for Trump backers.
    Shibley Telhami, Washington Post, 2 May 2017
  • Then a mortal named Kid Cudi wanders by with an evenhanded guest verse, reminding us that this music is still of this world.
    Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2021
  • In Leaf’s evenhanded telling, there are no perfect options — only a menu of imperfect ones.
    Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 24 July 2023
  • As the Chauvin case illustrates, the law itself may block an evenhanded depiction of a victim's life.
    Albert W. Alschuler, Star Tribune, 18 Mar. 2021
  • The Journal’s same-day page one coverage of the coming battle over a new standard is evenhanded but doesn’t mention the $500 billion in savings.
    WSJ, 17 Aug. 2018
  • Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass sounded more evenhanded at the strike’s onset last week.
    Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 9 May 2023
  • The leadership in Houston strives to remain evenhanded and fair among a few dozen of the most ambitious individuals on the planet.
    Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2020
  • It was supposed to be about an evenhanded look at voting systems, a lot of chin-stroking academics who were weighing the evidence impartially.
    Philip Bump, Washington Post, 19 July 2017
  • While he's gained some prominence as a never-Trump conservative, the arguments in his book are evenhanded at distributing blame.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 21 Oct. 2018
  • What sticks out here is the evenhanded treatment among networks, particularly Fox News.
    Washington Post, 11 May 2022
  • Vice President Aaron Burr, who presided over the Senate proceedings, was praised for his evenhanded conduct during the trial.
    Kenneth C. Davis, Smithsonian, 12 June 2017
  • Vice President Aaron Burr, who presided over the Senate proceedings, was praised for his evenhanded conduct during the trial.
    Kenneth C. Davis, Smithsonian, 12 June 2017
  • Hosted by the channel’s star science anchor, Sanjay Gupta, the program carries the veneer of an evenhanded approach.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Most of the information available to us in the past was edited, however imperfectly, for evenhanded truth.
    Jack Davies, Star Tribune, 25 Sep. 2020
  • The second half of the week may give you a chance to handle tricky relationship issues with a more evenhanded amount of cooperation and generosity.
    Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 17 Jan. 2021
  • The nine-episode limited series, created by Mad Men writer Dahvi Waller, summons the fractious ’70s through the evenhanded handiwork of a design team keenly attuned to the telling details of home, hair, and wardrobe.
    Hugh Hart, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2020
  • More recently, Paris has taken a more evenhanded approach.
    Declan Walsh, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2018
  • The public can always count on the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office to try to pursue justice in a fair and evenhanded manner.
    Chris Palmer, Philly.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Wallace, whose contract at Fox News ends this month, was considered the most evenhanded journalist at the conservative-leaning Fox News.
    Stephen Battaglio Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2021
  • Maybe Revkin is just too evenhanded and nuanced for Friedman's boilerplate arguments.
    Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2010
  • While the documentary evolves in its scope, Miron’s feature debut always remains evenhanded.
    Kimber Myers, latimes.com, 13 June 2019

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