How to Use left-hand in a Sentence
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Tap the back arrow in the upper left-hand corner of the screen to exit.
— Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2023 -
In comes the cornet flanked by his right- and left-hand men, all three in ties, top hats, green frocks, breeches and boots.
— Yannic Rack, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2024 -
Using scissors, cut seven to 10 small slits on the bottom left-hand half of the card.
— Nicole Harris, Parents, 20 Mar. 2024 -
Hulu, Disney+, and Prime Video force users to click over to a left-hand submenu and then scroll down a bit to finally get to their lists.
— Vulture, 27 Oct. 2023 -
Plans show the 2 miles would be widened to three, 12-foot-wide lanes with a continuous left-hand turning lane.
— Lynn Kutter, arkansasonline.com, 16 Mar. 2024 -
The reel also has a reversible handle for right- or left-hand retrieve.
— Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 30 May 2024 -
Toward the end of the second quarter against the Golden State Warriors, Barnes sustained a left-hand injury and was ruled out for the rest of the game.
— Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024 -
To find out a farm’s official name, look at the upper left-hand corner of your paycheck, above the address.
— Maryam Jameel, ProPublica, 3 June 2024 -
On the upper left-hand side is the resource cost and, below it, the attack power, resources, and Force the card generates.
— Aaron Zimmerman, Ars Technica, 4 May 2023 -
Your left-hand opponent doesn’t have many hearts and probably not many spades.
— Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024 -
Hunters can view images all the way back to March of 2023 by changing the recent imagery date in the bottom left-hand corner, right above the hunt layers tab.
— Ryan Chelius, Field & Stream, 31 Jan. 2024 -
These days, travelers flock here for two main reasons: to see jaw-dropping sunsets and to seek out left-hand surf breaks.
— Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2023 -
The 26-year-old Mäder crashed after a left-hand turn on a fast downhill road approaching the end of the mountainous fifth stage into La Punt.
— Graham Dunbar, ajc, 16 June 2023 -
Instead, McGregor decked the mascot with two left-hand punches that had some force.
— Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 11 June 2023 -
Aiyuk walks past reporters as practice is about to begin and makes a left-hand turn and walks toward Levi’s Stadium.
— Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024 -
Each box and glove combination produces one of two outcomes, either a right-hand glove or a left-hand glove.
— William Mark Stuckey, The Conversation, 30 July 2024 -
Many of the TikTok clips show women in their caps and gowns flashing sparkly diamonds on their left-hand ring fingers.
— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023 -
The ramp, a left-hand exit, makes a tight 180-degree turn before looping under the freeway next to the landmark towers of One Rincon Hill.
— Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024 -
Note that prior to reaching this trail, hikers will pass by another left-hand path with signs pointing to Boulder Loop Trail.
— Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2023 -
The 18-year-old intercepted the ball from an Angel City defender inside the box and ripped a left-footed shot into the lower left-hand corner of the net.
— U-T News Services, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023 -
The notes, jotted on the upper left-hand corner of the meeting agenda, focus on competition.
— Kevin Richert, Idaho Statesman, 27 Jan. 2024 -
And that area — a slim portion of Del Norte County in the upper left-hand corner of the state — had been getting consistently less dry since mid-September.
— Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023 -
The jacket stuffs into its left-hand pocket, which seems to magically expand to fit the rest of the material, and the jacket feels very durable overall.
— Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2023 -
The operator will use a left-hand controller to govern the ONE’s altitude while the right controls direction.
— Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 8 June 2023 -
Limit vehicle idling by avoiding drive-thrus and excessive idling caused by long wait times making left-hand turns.
— Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2024 -
Limit vehicle idling by avoiding drive-thrus and excessive idling caused by long wait times making left-hand turns.
— Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2024 -
Limit vehicle idling by avoiding drive-thrus and excessive idling caused by long wait times making left-hand turns.
— Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 30 Aug. 2023 -
Vehicles exiting are required to make a 90-degree left-hand turn.
— David Chiu, Peoplemag, 28 Dec. 2023 -
The Associated Press reported Mäder crashed down a ravine after making a left-hand turn.
— Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 16 June 2023 -
Its next owner had the car converted to left-hand drive and had all the previous modifications undone.
— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 July 2024
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