How to Use left and right in a Sentence
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Hiltz was asked to join boards left and right.
—Leyla Shokoohe, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Nov. 2025
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Drinkin’ soda left and right all day.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Girls were dropping like flies, left and right.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
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The six doors left and right are open The hall is a blue sky.
—Christopher Schaberg, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
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Guys out of position left and right.
—Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 7 Apr. 2026
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The stars are turning out buzzy style moments left and right.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
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Those armrests move up and down, left and right, forward and back, and in and out.
—New Atlas, 3 Apr. 2026
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Our show has never been a show that’s killing off main characters left and right.
—Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
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The man and his outsize reactions were stealing scenes left and right!
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
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The staff is full of miscreants, who are snorting lines of cocaine left and right.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
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And new parties on both left and right are snatching an increasing share of the vote.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
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Amazon's Spring Sale is here, and deals are cropping up left and right!
—George Yang, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
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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
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And with that, production cuts to Britani, who can’t help but catch strays left and right.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
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From daring looks on and off stage to historic wins left and right, the Grammys have come to a close.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
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Since then, Holland has been dropping comments left and right on the press circuit trail.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 22 July 2026
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Apparently medals are falling off their ribbons left and right.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
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But the young guns also had a weekend to remember, claiming podium spots left and right.
—Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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What the first round showed very clearly is that, even in the city of light, populists both left and right are gaining ground and closing in.
—Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
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Other things that become real this season are teacher turnover rate in an era where teachers are quitting left and right.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Best for beginners and found on almost all low-cost models, these are simple (alt-az) mounts that move a scope up and down and left and right.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 18 Aug. 2026
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Sean Payton's Broncos dodging bullets left and right tonight.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
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The government was giving everybody money left and right.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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As is his custom, Preller made moves left and right to improve the big-league roster at the trade deadline, tossing aside prospects left and right.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
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Trader Joe’s has been dropping new treats left and right lately, and fans can’t get enough of the new mini sheet cake flavor that hit stores this week.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2026
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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
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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
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But Moore has also taken snaps at both left and right tackle with the second team, perhaps a sign of a future role as a backup swing tackle.
—Sam McDowell 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026
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Even the most principled of artists are being approached left and right and are starting to understand that the big-money offers just can’t be refused.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
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Opinion Snowflakes, left and right, threaten free speech, writes The Hill’s Chris Stirewalt.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
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