right wing

Example Sentences

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He pulled Messi off the right wing and placed him at the tip of the forward formation - but without the job of a traditional striker.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

“I fortunately escaped without a wound, though the right wing where I stood was exposed to and received all the enemy’s fire,” he wrote after a 1754 skirmish with the French.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

A shot from Colton Sissons on the right wing ricocheted off Ducks defenseman Jacob Trouba and went straight to Marner, who was charging into the slot.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

Stacey Flood continues at full-back with Beibhinn Parsons at right wing and Robyn O'Connor on the opposite side.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Each man was assigned to a crash station, which in Louie’s case was by the waist window behind the right wing.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand