right-hander

noun

Definition of right-handernext
as in uppercut

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Recent Examples of right-hander On Friday, Royals right-hander Alec Marsh elected to pursue free agency. — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026 The right-hander finished with a season-low three strikeouts. — Steve Megaree, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 The Rays even got to Cleveland’s best reliever, All-Star closer Cade Smith, when the right-hander faced Junior Caminero in the seventh. — ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026 Yet the Braves inexplicably moved the right-hander to the bullpen before the postseason and never afforded him a start in the playoffs. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for right-hander
Recent Examples of Synonyms for right-hander
  1. uppercut
  2. knee
  3. swing
  4. right
  5. left
  6. sidewinder
  7. roundhouse
  8. body blow
Noun
  • If last year’s bill delays were a blow to budgets, distribution troubles were the uppercut.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Throwing the uppercut is less important than being able to absorb one.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of uppercut
Noun
  • The reporter inquired, specifically, which knee Young was getting treatment on because the injury report didn’t clarify that.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The Avalanche captain missed more than three seasons following major right knee surgery.
    — CBS New York Team, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of knee
Noun
  • This was in 2024 and 2025, when the AI craze was in full swing and Claude and ChatGPT adoption was rising.
    — Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2026
  • And the dynamic in the candidates’ race to capture swing voters reflects the national debate gripping both parties about how moderate to be.
    — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of swing
Noun
  • Marketed under the brand name Keytruda, pembrolizumab is considered to be something of a wonder drug in its own right, with just 30% of patients relapsing in the first two years of treatment.
    — Mike McRae October 25, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Machado left Venezuela in December for Norway to accept the Nobel Peace Prize, which she was awarded for promoting democratic rights in her country.
    — Michael Rios, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of right
Noun
  • Le Pen’s already insurgent brand of nationalist, law-and-order politics is finding little meaningful opposition from the left or center.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2026
  • All of this plum pickings for politicians on the left and right.
    — Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 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
  • The museum currently features a 22-sided roundhouse, a collection of vintage equipment and an exhibit on the B&O's role in the Underground Railroad.
    — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The pair exchange blows, and LaPenna holds his own for a while before a powerful roundhouse kick sends him across the ring.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of roundhouse
Noun
  • The deaths from the World Trade Center marked a huge body blow to Rockville Centre, which suffered more losses than many other communities in the tri-state area.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Shelton on the front foot, chasing Alcaraz around the court with body blow serves and driving strokes into the corners, getting the early break again.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of body blow

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