Thesaurus results for RIGHT-HANDER

right-hander

noun

Definition of right-hander

as in uppercut

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Recent Examples of right-hander My grandma developed beautiful handwriting as a right-hander. — Quanta Magazine, 13 July 2026 The Padres took high school right-hander Coleman Borthwick on Saturday, the first of their five picks on Day 1. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026 The 6-foot-5 right-hander is currently committed to the University of Cincinnati. — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026 Young took a leadoff single off right-hander Tyron Guerrero, but it was erased by a double play. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for right-hander

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Noun

If Clase’s home run in the second was an uppercut, then Toronto’s offense in the third was a barrage of jabs.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
Femi went for a chokeslam, but Uso countered with a superkick and an uppercut.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

Definition of uppercut

Noun

Arizona swing voters consider fall choices The race to November will see both sides courting undecided independents and convincible Republicans, groups Hobbs won enough support from four years ago to best Lake by a hair.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 19 July 2026
With the lazy, hazy days of summer in full swing, your vegetable garden is likely in full production mode.

— Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

Definition of swing

Noun

Rather than questioning Tuchel’s right to criticise, Kane took his manager’s side.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Local immigrant rights groups are hoping Costa Mesa cancels its contract with Flock, a security hardware company known for its automatic license plate readers.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Definition of right

Noun

But there was a large broadcast screen down the left of the fairway.

— Brody Miller, New York Times, 14 July 2026
As the implosion of Graham Platner in Maine stokes an intraparty debate over progressives’ campaign acumen, the left has sought to change the subject by digging in against data centers as energy-hungry behemoths that hurt communities.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of left

Noun

This saw typically requires more maintenance than a sidewinder saw to keep it in good condition.

— Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026
The sidewinder, or the side volley as some like to call it, is the modern way for a goalkeeper to distribute a ball out of the hands.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 20 June 2026

Definition of sidewinder

Noun

McGregor’s first fight in five years lasted only 1 minute, 9 seconds because of a knee injury sustained while attempting an opening roundhouse kick on Saturday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
In the 2000s, the museum began converting a historic roundhouse that was once used as a horse stable into its current incarnation as an event and exhibition space.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 June 2026

Definition of roundhouse

Noun

The old guard of the Democratic Party suffered another body blow when three socialist congressional candidates in New York with anti-Israel platforms swept to victory, lurching the party even further to the left.

— Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 25 June 2026
But for Sean Buchan, a co-owner of Cerebral Brewing, the Aurora phase could amount to a second economic body blow.

— John Aguilar, Denver Post, 11 May 2026

Definition of body blow

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