right and left

Definition of right and leftnext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for right and left
Adverb
  • The data center story has tentacles far and wide.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 17 May 2026
  • However, Lavinia’s reputation has spread far and wide.
    Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
Adverb
  • While defeating the two measures has relieved many property owners in South Hadley, budget shortfalls due to dwindling state aid and fading federal pandemic-era funds are causing local governments to search high and low for new sources of funding.
    Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Shortly thereafter, gaps between high and low performers began to grow at the national level, which many education scholars attribute both to the introduction of screens and the loosening of accountability.
    Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • Wearing rubber gloves, use a sponge to spread the mixture all over the bottom of the oven.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Moving out of old tracks to fancy new ones all over the country alienated a large portion of its core constituency.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • The cleanup of the Great Molasses Flood took weeks, and, for months, everywhere that anyone had tracked molasses, including underground subway platforms, was still tacky.
    Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • Hosted by Billy Porter and Elvis Duran, the special will launch as a podcast series June 1 on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard and as an audio special airing across iHeartRadio PRIDE stations.
    Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026
Adverb
  • The surreal comedy elicited laughter throughout, but ultimately seemed to fall flat with the crowd.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 17 May 2026
  • However, conditions are extremely challenging, with unpredictable strong currents, narrow passageways leading to a vast chamber, and pitch-black darkness throughout, Shareef said.
    Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
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“Right and left.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right%20and%20left. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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