nondominant

adjective

non·dom·i·nant ˌnän-ˈdä-mə-nənt

-ˈdäm-nənt

: not dominant

nondominant genes

done with the nondominant hand

Examples of nondominant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Most commonly, injuries happen while attempting to remove the pit with a knife while holding the avocado in your nondominant hand. —

Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 4 Mar. 2024 Like writing backward, using my nondominant hand opened a different compartment in my brain. —

Joan Baez, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2023 Two shots to the head are rare in suicide attempts says Joe Parrish, but two shots using a nondominant hand to pull the trigger seemed nearly impossible to the longtime investigator. —

David Begnaud, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2023 In effect, both lefties and righties seem to become more adept at using their nondominant hand when externally motivated to do so—and digital technologies, with their indifference to organic asymmetry, seem to have provided the necessary motivation. —

WIRED, 9 Feb. 2023 See all Example Sentences for nondominant

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