right hand

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Recent Examples of right hand Gurich grabbed a hold of Thimmhardy’s left wrist with his left hand and twisted her wrist behind her back before grabbing the woman’s shirt with his right hand and continued pushing her with her wrist in a control hold, according to the complaint. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Then, with seemingly no provocation, the man can be seen standing up and whipping out a knife in his right hand. David K. Li, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025 Both corners had criticized the referee, Tony Perez—Frazier’s side for not stopping the clinching, and Ali’s for a key moment in which Perez had accidentally ended a round too soon, after Ali had stunned Frazier with a right hand and might have been able to go for a knockout. Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025 In her right hand is a walking stick. Todd Melby, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for right hand
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employee
Noun
  • University of Arkansas-North Arkansas College employees will benefit from becoming part of a larger network of 28,000 employees within the UA System, which operates with a total budget exceeding $4 billion, according to Micki Somers, the college's director of public relations.
    Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Kelly said trustees needed more time to study policies and to discuss how allowing time for prayer and Bible reading and other religious texts will impact students and employees who are Jewish, Hindu, Muslim or Buddhist.
    Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025

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