right hand

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Recent Examples of right hand While Carrick threw punches with his right hand, his left arm was tied up in Lee's jersey at an awkward angle. ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026 Paez stood up and raised her right hand. Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026 Harmon appeared to injure her right hand during the first quarter and was seen applying ice to her hand on the UT bench. Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026 Forward Evan Rodrigues, one of the few mainstays to take the ice Thursday, played just one shift and 49 seconds before exiting with a broken finger on his right hand in the Panthers’ eventual 3-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild at Amerant Bank Arena. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for right hand
Recent Examples of Synonyms for right hand
employee
Noun
  • Prosecutors accused Peters of stealing a Mesa County employee's security badge to help a man gain access to the county's voter systems to prove false conspiracies about the validity of the 2020 election results.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • However, starting in January 2026, employee paycheck withholdings should reflect the tips and overtime deductions, which means workers will see the benefit each pay period rather than via a lump sum next tax season.
    Kate Dore, CFP®, EA, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026

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“Right hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right%20hand. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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