right-hand man
Example Sentences
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Jim Kensil, Pete’s right-hand man, summoned my mailroom colleague Peter Hadhazy and me to his office that afternoon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Dr. Ralph Abraham, his right-hand man at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, recently shrugged off rising measles cases, saying that losing our elimination status was simply the “cost of doing business.”
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
Authorities also announced the death of his right-hand man.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
At the time, in addition to Berrada, United had Wilcox as technical director, Christopher Vivell as an interim director of recruitment and Ratcliffe's right-hand man Sir Dave Brailsford as a football club director.
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026
Reinhold Barth, Dasch's relative and Kappe's right-hand man, had worked for the Long Island Rail Road in America, and he gave them a tour of a railroad plant and yards.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
