right-handed

Example Sentences

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It was a familiar sight: Caitlin Clark stepped to her left, paused and lofted a right-handed layup.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

One of the biggest mysteries in human evolution has long puzzled scientists: Why are humans so overwhelmingly right-handed?

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Take Quinn Priester, a right-handed pitcher who had a 6.23 ERA in his first 21 MLB appearances.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Under normal conditions, chiral phonons exist in a mix of left- and right-handed states with varying energy levels.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

Like most fourteen-year-olds, she was right-handed, so the rocks skipped farther across the murky water when Violet used her right hand than when she used her left.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket