Examples of left-hand in a Sentence
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And that area — a slim portion of Del Norte County in the upper left-hand corner of the state — had been getting consistently less dry since mid-September.
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Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
The swiveling tourbillon sits in the lower left-hand portion of the dial of the Tourbillon Cardan while your standard timekeeper appears in the upper right-hand portion.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2023
Hulu, Disney+, and Prime Video force users to click over to a left-hand submenu and then scroll down a bit to finally get to their lists.
—Vulture, 27 Oct. 2023
The jacket stuffs into its left-hand pocket, which seems to magically expand to fit the rest of the material, and the jacket feels very durable overall.
—Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2023
Note that prior to reaching this trail, hikers will pass by another left-hand path with signs pointing to Boulder Loop Trail.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2023
Tap the back arrow in the upper left-hand corner of the screen to exit.
—Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2023
Many of the TikTok clips show women in their caps and gowns flashing sparkly diamonds on their left-hand ring fingers.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
Click on the Apple icon in the upper left-hand corner of the screen and select System Settings.
2.
—Popular Science, 13 Sep. 2023
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Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
The swiveling tourbillon sits in the lower left-hand portion of the dial of the Tourbillon Cardan while your standard timekeeper appears in the upper right-hand portion.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2023
Hulu, Disney+, and Prime Video force users to click over to a left-hand submenu and then scroll down a bit to finally get to their lists.
—Vulture, 27 Oct. 2023
The jacket stuffs into its left-hand pocket, which seems to magically expand to fit the rest of the material, and the jacket feels very durable overall.
—Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2023
Note that prior to reaching this trail, hikers will pass by another left-hand path with signs pointing to Boulder Loop Trail.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2023
Tap the back arrow in the upper left-hand corner of the screen to exit.
—Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2023
Many of the TikTok clips show women in their caps and gowns flashing sparkly diamonds on their left-hand ring fingers.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
Click on the Apple icon in the upper left-hand corner of the screen and select System Settings.
2.
—Popular Science, 13 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
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The first known use of left-hand was
in the 15th century
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“Left-hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/left-hand. Accessed 5 Dec. 2023.
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Kids Definition
left-hand
adjectiveˌleft-ˌhand
1
: located on the left
2
Medical Definition
left-hand
1 of 2 adjective1
: situated on the left
2
left hand
2 of 2 noun1
: the hand on a person's left side
2
: the left side
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