How to Use right wing in a Sentence

right wing

noun
  • His nomination is supported by the party's left wing but opposed by the right wing.
  • His 3-pointer from the right wing restored the lead and sparked a 7-0 run.
    Patrick Z. McGavin, chicagotribune.com, 11 Dec. 2021
  • The right wing doesn’t believe there is such a thing as the common good.
    Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 8 Aug. 2022
  • When Williams passed Perkins the ball on the right wing, her 3-pointer rippled through the net.
    Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Mar. 2022
  • How does the right wing in Germany today view the Weimar years?
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2022
  • With 3:14 left in the half, Harper drained a long 3-pointer from the right wing and was fouled.
    Chris Iseman, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Spurs had hoped to sign Traoré and turn him into a right wing-back.
    Robert Kidd, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
  • Turner had a wide-open attempt with 1:07 to go from the right wing but hit that one off the back of the rim.
    Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The Capitals do get a very good prospect in right wing Ryan Leonard.
    Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 29 June 2023
  • The Wizards worked down the shot clock, and Caldwell-Pope’s attempt from the right wing went in off the glass.
    San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Jan. 2022
  • He was seen as a right wing with a big shot and decent hands, but not much else.
    Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Dec. 2022
  • The bird is still entangled in the manja, which has cut its right wing.
    Laura Fornell, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2022
  • There is a right wing in the country that has been very critical of that.
    Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2022
  • And the rest — in the right wing of the building — died under the rubble, because there was no one to pull them out.
    Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2022
  • The impact ripped off the plane’s right wing, which was found on the north end of the pond, according to the NTSB report.
    Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 27 July 2024
  • And over the last six years, no right wing has scored more than Pastrnak (215 goals).
    Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Smith returned to his right wing spot on the No. 2 line, with Hall at left wing and Coyle at pivot.
    BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2021
  • The surging power of Israel’s right wing came at the expense of its left flank.
    Tia Goldenberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Israel now has the most right wing government it's had in years.
    CBS News, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Umude has gotten to his sweet spots in the left short corner and also hit a deep three from the right wing.
    Scottie Bordelon, Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2022
  • The Supreme Court has long been an irritant to Israel’s right wing.
    Meryl Kornfield, Anchorage Daily News, 25 July 2023
  • Seguin moved to a right wing spot on a line with Mason Marchment and Radek Faksa.
    Peter Warren, Dallas News, 27 Jan. 2023
  • DeBrusk could switch from right wing to left wing, filling in for Hall.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Guenther played right wing on the second line with Lawson Crouse and Nick Bjugstad.
    Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 8 Jan. 2023
  • Like a crazy right wing lunatic fringe like Josh Hawley.
    Staff Reports, cleveland, 7 Aug. 2023
  • But the 13 House Republicans who voted for the bill last week have faced a firestorm from the right wing of the party.
    Steven Lemongello, orlandosentinel.com, 9 Nov. 2021
  • These incidents mark the group not only as green, but also as part of the new right wing.
    Shauna Shames, The Conversation, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The Vikings hit both free throws, then D'Moi Hodge drained a long three from the right wing on the ensuing possession.
    Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2022
  • For now, the far-right wing of the party is ascendant and sees no need to moderate.
    Jonathan J. Cooper, ajc, 18 Sep. 2022
  • Israel’s right wing will seek to claim Area C entirely for Jewish settlers.
    Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2023

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