southpaw

Example Sentences

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The diminutive southpaw came out of retirement last year.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

The home crowd sang "Leigh Wood is one of our own", as their man settled into a southpaw rhythm, slowing the pace and picking shots from range.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

A straight left from the champion's southpaw stance landed cleanly and regularly in the third round as the gap in class became increasingly clear.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

Things seemed to be winding down for the southpaw from Dallas after he was limited to seven games last year because of offseason shoulder surgery and a bone spur in his left big toe.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

He kept coming, but I switched to southpaw, which I could tell confused him.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds