right hand

noun

Definition of right handnext
as in man Friday

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Recent Examples of right hand One shirtless man, returning from the summit, slapped five with Quiovers’ free right hand. — John Blake, CNN Money, 19 July 2026 Before the wedding ceremony, the bride will transfer her engagement ring to her right hand, only to place it on top of the wedding band post-ceremony. — Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 17 July 2026 Odysseus’s right hand man for example, Eurylochus (Himesh Patel) is Indian. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026 The 43-year-old pitcher, who announced his plans to retire after the 2026 season, presented the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance to Jim Abbott, a former MLB pitcher born without a right hand, at the ESPYS. — Jaclyn Hendricks, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for right hand
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employee
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  • Two Boston city councilors are pushing for a change in city law that would require Mayor Michelle Wu to report street projects annually as Wu faces criticism for stalling road work before a city employee was killed by a truck.
    — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 22 July 2026
  • As companies lack clear personal branding policies, Taylor believes employees like her are proactively shaping future corporate guidelines, volunteering to lead this evolving professional frontier.
    — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of employee

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