How to Use by right in a Sentence
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Of those 12 at-bats against him, 11 were by right-handed hitters.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
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But the project has been beset by right-of-way and historic preservation issues.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
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While their starts are valuable to just getting the rotation by right now, there's even more to assess from these spot starts.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Efforts by right-wing lawmakers to repeal city and state-wide bans have claimed their first successes.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
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Nor did Trump mention that attacks by right-wing extremists are more frequent and deadly.
—Laura Yuen, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
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Lord then exited the game and was replaced by right-hander Cole Henry.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
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Ward hit a hard line drive that was snagged by right fielder Victor Robles, ending the inning.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
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Most homes follow a fairly rectilinear design scheme, in which each room acts as a sort of jewel box, bound by right angles and straight lines.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2025
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Their reaction was then amplified by right-wing commentators eager to make the point that the left hates hot women.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2025
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These new terms emerged largely due to attacks by right-wing outlets such as Fox News and Breitbart.
—Peter Mancina, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
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One protest was organized by right-wing activist Jake Lang to oppose public Muslim prayer.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
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The order cherry-picks lawless acts by persons alleged to be members of left-wing groups but never mentions the violence by right-wing groups.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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His ability to work counts and hit for both average and power would provide balance to a lineup dominated by right-handed bats.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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The move to freeze the child care funds was based on allegations stemming from a video posted by right-wing influencer Nick Shirley that haven’t been proven.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 4 Jan. 2026
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Ryan was replaced in the third inning by right-handed reliever — and former Royal — Thomas Hatch.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
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The neighborhood’s current zoning allows developers to build to 120 feet by right.
—Susannah Bryan, Miami Herald, 29 Dec. 2025
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The best way for that bloc to not be distracted by right-leaning coverage of a reparations bill might be for fewer Democrats to endorse a reparations bill.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Many privacy experts, however, are skeptical of the accusations, which echo claims first raised by right-wing election activists.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 8 Apr. 2026
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Then again, if Cutch, with 12 seasons as a Pirate over two stints, tries to leave Pittsburgh, the city should seize him by right of eminent domain.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 13 Oct. 2025
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The Cracker Barrel debacle is another culture war topic stoked by right-wing influencers.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
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In the past few years, the nation’s collective memory—never the strongest—has been relentlessly deformed by right-wing propaganda.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
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Kayumi and Balat joined a counter protest to an anti-Islam rally organized by right wing extremist Jake Lang.
—Daily News Staff, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
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Johnson’s ordinance also permitted them by right in areas across the city zoned for multiunit residences and some business and commercial districts.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
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Leclerc started the 2024 season as closer, too, but was supplanted by right-hander Kirby Yates by the middle of the season’s first month.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
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Filmed entirely in Japan, the biopic is receiving its first ever screening in the country following a four-decade de facto ban by right-wing politicians and Mishima’s widow.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
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Yarmouth allowed the retail sale of fish as a commercial use in the residential district by right and without further permission until 1982.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
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The President has seized upon the claim by right-wing groups that white South Africans, particularly farmers, are victims of an ongoing genocide.
—Boyce Upholt, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
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Chatsworth returns its talented senior class, highlighted by right side Noa Beauregard and middle blocker Grant Chang.
—Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
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Since 1975, there have been 391 deaths caused by right-wing terror attacks in the United States, and 65 deaths from left-wing terror attacks.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
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The immediate gratification demanded by right-wing influencers inevitably conflicts with the level of behind-the-scenes preparation required to bring even the most slapdash case in court.
—Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
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