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

Progressivist reform movements focused in two directions: regulating business and commerce, on the one hand, and enacting a program of humanitarian social reforms, on the other. —Deborah Williams july 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025

That stronghold is becoming ever tighter with the growing sophistication of AI platforms to produce and edit publications on the one hand; and of dark techniques to game these platforms on the other. —Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025

Tech billionaires are becoming increasingly preoccupied with two visions of the future: techno-utopia on the one hand, and human extinction at the hand of machines on the other. —Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 16 June 2025

This includes negative correlations between arrests and convictions, on the one hand, and retirement savings, on the other hand-- leaving this group less likely to have a retirement plan. —Christian Weller, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025

Rhymes for on the one hand

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