right-hand man
Example Sentences
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Riaz Wadood, 32, described in court as his "right-hand man", was handed a 23-year jail term.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
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
Prevented from running in the last presidential election due to a defamation conviction, Sonko had designated his right-hand man, Faye, to replace him in the race.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 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
Charlotte was married to Robert Serber, the physicist and former student who’d become Oppenheimer’s right-hand man the year before.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
