left and right

phrase

: in a very quick and uncontrolled way

She has been spending money left and right.

: in all directions

He was calling out names left and right.

The police were stopping cars left and right.

Examples of left and right in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But, after sweeping up Congressional seats left and right on Tuesday, the party’s overall strategy is now up in the air, and that could have interesting effects on this effort. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are losing Archewell employees left and right. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 4 Nov. 2026

Media outlets, including The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, turned out articles that suggested a worrying picture of the corridor and restaurants that seemed to be closing left and right. — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 25 Oct. 2026

If refs are calling PI left and right all game long, then that should probably be a PI, too. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for left and right

• acolyte
• aconite
• allanite
• alunite
• amberlite
• ammonite
• amorite
• amphitrite
• analyte
• anchorite
• andesite
• anhydrite