on the one hand

idiom

variants or on one hand

—used to introduce a statement that is followed by another contrasting statement which is typically introduced with on the other hand

On the one hand, I think the price is fair, but on the other hand, I really can't afford to spend that much money.

On one hand, there is the historical, real person—George Washington the President—but on the other hand, there is the legendary person—George Washington the cherry-tree chopper.

—Anthony Hollingsworth

Examples of on the one hand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What’s going on is, on the one hand, mysterious and, on the other hand, straightforward. —Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025

The cyclical companies win two ways from cuts, benefiting on the one hand from improved market sentiment as financial conditions loosen, and on the other from brighter prospects for consumer spending. —Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025

Turnier noted that lawmakers had considered the move in previous years, citing problems with enforcement (on the one hand) and the prospect of a revenue increase (on the other). —Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

Leskovec agreed when asked about the skills gap that appears to be facing entry-level workers trying to get hired, on the one hand, and companies struggling to effectively implement AI. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for on the one hand

• ampersand
• beforehand
• behindhand
• bottomland
• contraband
• countermand
• dixieland
• fairyland
• fatherland
• firebrand
• hinterland
• motherland