1
a
: the hand on a person's right side
b
: an indispensable person
2
a
: the right side
b
: a place of honor
Examples of right-hand in a Sentence
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Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway gathered for its first annual meeting in an Omaha arena on Saturday, bringing together shareholders for the first time since the death of longtime vice chairman and right-hand man Charlie Munger.
—CBS News, 4 May 2024
This is the first annual Berkshire shareholders meeting without Buffett’s right-hand business partner and friend, Charlie Munger.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 3 May 2024
All that to say, a versatile beverage bottle that can do it all — for both hot and cold drinks — is a camper’s right-hand.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2024
The film will center on American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Malek), who is tasked with determining whether Nazi prisoners are fit to stand trial for their war crimes, and finds himself in a complex battle of wits with Hermann Göring (Crowe), Hitler’s right-hand man.
—Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 29 Apr. 2024
Despite a series of lawsuits against rich and powerful men in his orbit, only his right-hand woman, Ghislaine Maxwell, was criminally convicted.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 29 Apr. 2024
Tariq Ahmad — previously the Niners’ director of college scouting and Peters’ one-time right-hand man — is now Lynch’s No. 2 on draft matters.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
There is no better high school defensive coordinator than Eric Johnson, Rollinson’s right-hand man for many years.
—Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 18 Apr. 2024
Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2024
Cenac is able to block shots with his left hand, or right hand and is learning how to keep the ball in play.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2024
Rodriguez said the fingers on his right hand weren’t working properly, his muscles twitched, and his right hand atrophied.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2024
Ironically, Tagovailoa actually does everything but throw a football with his right hand.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 16 May 2024
He was found dead at a plantation in the Riau province on Sumatra island on Thursday afternoon with a missing right hand and bite wounds on his neck.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 14 May 2024
Start by lightly rubbing your right hand across the palm of your opposite hand, then gently stroking from your shoulder down to your elbow, and across your forehead and cheekbones.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 10 May 2024
In a lavish Tuesday ceremony at Andreyevsky Hall in the Grand Kremlin Palace, Putin swore an oath of allegiance by placing his right hand on Russia’s constitution.
—Armani Syed, TIME, 7 May 2024
When detectives interviewed Stone in a hallway, his right hand was swollen and bandaged.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
Adjective
Murray had long dreamed of building a sports car with the driver’s seat in the middle, allowing for ideal vision around left- and right-hand corners as well as perfect weight distribution.
—Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway gathered for its first annual meeting in an Omaha arena on Saturday, bringing together shareholders for the first time since the death of longtime vice chairman and right-hand man Charlie Munger.
—CBS News, 4 May 2024
This is the first annual Berkshire shareholders meeting without Buffett’s right-hand business partner and friend, Charlie Munger.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 3 May 2024
All that to say, a versatile beverage bottle that can do it all — for both hot and cold drinks — is a camper’s right-hand.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2024
The film will center on American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Malek), who is tasked with determining whether Nazi prisoners are fit to stand trial for their war crimes, and finds himself in a complex battle of wits with Hermann Göring (Crowe), Hitler’s right-hand man.
—Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 29 Apr. 2024
Despite a series of lawsuits against rich and powerful men in his orbit, only his right-hand woman, Ghislaine Maxwell, was criminally convicted.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 29 Apr. 2024
Tariq Ahmad — previously the Niners’ director of college scouting and Peters’ one-time right-hand man — is now Lynch’s No. 2 on draft matters.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
There is no better high school defensive coordinator than Eric Johnson, Rollinson’s right-hand man for many years.
—Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 18 Apr. 2024
Noun
Tell that to the tight right calf muscle and blistered right hand of Marina Gonzalez, a sophomore ace at Steele Canyon High School.
—Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2024
Cenac is able to block shots with his left hand, or right hand and is learning how to keep the ball in play.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2024
Rodriguez said the fingers on his right hand weren’t working properly, his muscles twitched, and his right hand atrophied.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2024
Ironically, Tagovailoa actually does everything but throw a football with his right hand.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 16 May 2024
He was found dead at a plantation in the Riau province on Sumatra island on Thursday afternoon with a missing right hand and bite wounds on his neck.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 14 May 2024
Start by lightly rubbing your right hand across the palm of your opposite hand, then gently stroking from your shoulder down to your elbow, and across your forehead and cheekbones.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 10 May 2024
In a lavish Tuesday ceremony at Andreyevsky Hall in the Grand Kremlin Palace, Putin swore an oath of allegiance by placing his right hand on Russia’s constitution.
—Armani Syed, TIME, 7 May 2024
When detectives interviewed Stone in a hallway, his right hand was swollen and bandaged.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
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right-hand
1 of 2 adjective1
: situated on the right
2
right hand
2 of 2 noun1
: the hand on a person's right side
2
: the right side
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