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

The new car uses in-wheel motors, enabling precise management by sophisticated torque vectoring to alter power left and right every 10 milliseconds. — New Atlas, 15 July 2026

Sometimes the act of scrolling up and down, left and right on a streaming app’s home page can sound more interesting than any of the digital titles on the shelf. — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 6 July 2026

Achiuwa had a good run at the end of the season as the Kings were dumping games left and right. — Zach Harper, New York Times, 1 July 2026

So in the end, the people that are supposed to know that are the kind of people that Pete Hegseth has been firing left and right. — Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for left and right

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