How to Use right-handed in a Sentence

right-handed

adjective
  • The gun was found in her left hand, but Tiffiney was right-handed.
    David Begnaud, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The Cubs brought in right-handed pinch-hitter Yan Gomes.
    Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Of note: This grip trainer is built for right-handed golfers.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Those guys will be on-base a ton against right-handed pitching.
    Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
  • All five starters in the Sox rotation are right-handed.
    Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Chad, who is right-handed, could never play the guitar very well.
    Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
  • In days past, sailors used steering oars to control boats, and since most people are right-handed, the oars were placed on the right side of the boat.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Fraley is one of the best hitters in MLB against right-handed pitching.
    Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 22 July 2023
  • De La Cruz is playing in a home park that is one of the best in the majors for hitters, left-handed or right-handed.
    Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
  • But Conley made a three-pointer and a right-handed floater late to help stop the Lakers’ rally.
    Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The Tigers lost, 3-2, when right-handed reliever Alex Lange allowed two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 9 June 2023
  • But when Myers entered the game, the Rangers brought in right-handed reliever Ian Kennedy.
    Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 26 Apr. 2023
  • For right-handed people, that means putting the left foot slightly in front and at a 45-degree angle, with the right foot slightly in back.
    Michael Stillwell, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Leonard’s curving path to the rim with one minute remaining in the fourth quarter ended with a right-handed dunk for a six-point lead.
    Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Where my head of white hair as seen on TV when right-handed batters were up, got me thumbs-ups in the produce section at the grocery store.
    Ellen Murphy, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Place the thick vein of the top leaf toward your right hand (for right-handed cooks, reverse for left-handed), and the thick vein of the bottom leaf toward your left hand.
    Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2024
  • Both quarterbacks suffered injury to the right foot, the plant foot for right-handed throwers.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
  • In the ninth inning, the Tigers went to right-handed reliever Alex Lange to protect a 6-4 advantage.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2023
  • The Orioles’ right-handed starter still had trouble falling asleep.
    Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2023
  • That meant that the typical right-handed angler would have to cast with their dominant (right) arm, and then switch the rod to the other hand to start the retrieve.
    Pete Robbins, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The Cubs countered by pinch-hitting Patrick Wisdom, a right-handed hitter, but Diekman still struck him out for the one-out save.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
  • Riggs located the fastball well, getting whiffs up in the zone and dotting it on the inside of the plate to right-handed hitters.
    Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 25 May 2023
  • Javier, who is tough on right-handed hitters, had his changeup working throughout the game.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2024
  • The team also featured right-handed pitcher Blake Wolters (No. 9).
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
  • That’s just the demeanor of the Miami Marlins’ 20-year-old right-handed pitcher.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2024
  • That said, this is a team that is still in need of top-paring-possible right-handed defensemen.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
  • Roy doubled the lead nine minutes later, beating Dostal cleanly with a right-handed rocket from the blue line for his fifth goal.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
  • His drive to left-center that came while hitting right-handed; all five of his home runs last season came hitting left-handed.
    Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 25 Feb. 2023
  • As most people on the planet are right-handed, these mice commonly have these side buttons on the left side of their housing, as most variants of the Naga do.
    Francisco Lahoz, PCMAG, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Contrast that with his .188 average against right-handed hitters with only one home run, and Ottavino seems to be reverting to his old ways.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2024

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