How to Use on the right/wrong side of (someone) in a Sentence
on the right/wrong side of (someone)
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The power port sits on the right side of the back of the TV.
— PCMAG, 30 May 2024 -
How to comply Here’s how to stay on the right side of the law.
— Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024 -
He was seated on the right side of the back seat when the car went over the cliff.
— Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 15 Oct. 2023 -
Both types of headaches can cause pain on the right side of your head.
— Mark Gurarie, Health, 25 July 2024 -
The ozone layer was on the wrong side of the boundary in the 1990s, Richardson said.
— Laura Paddison, CNN, 13 Sep. 2023 -
Now is the time to stand up on the right side of history.
— Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023 -
When heading eastward, sit on the right side of the train for the best views.
— Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2023 -
The campaign said that Biden would like to stand on the right side of the stage, which puts Trump on the left.
— Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024 -
The Catholic Church is rarely on the right side of history.
— Liza Featherstone, The New Republic, 2 June 2023 -
When Cure's body is turned over, blood can be seen on the right side of his back.
— Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2023 -
For most of us, one of the fastest ways to wake up on the wrong side of the bed is to not spend enough time in it.
— TIME, 21 Dec. 2023 -
What appeared to be blood could be seen on the right side of Trump’s head.
— Dan Mangan,rebecca Picciotto,josephine Rozzelle,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 14 July 2024 -
Starting on the right side of the bar, etch the top of a tooth with a magic marker.
— Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 13 July 2023 -
Johnson ended up with the ball on the right side of the floor as the seconds ticked away.
— Chris Dabe, NOLA.com, 27 Jan. 2021 -
Still there’s a sense that, on Gaza, Biden has gotten on the wrong side of a chunk of his base.
— Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2024 -
At the very least, the city has put itself on the wrong side of history.
— Elaine Ayala, ExpressNews.com, 15 Sep. 2020 -
Walz will stand behind the lectern on the left side of the stage, which will be on the right side of viewers' screens.
— Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024 -
During the fight, the suspect pulled a blade and cut the victim on the right side of his face, cops said.
— Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024 -
Gondrezick was treated for a cut on the right side of her face and neck pain.
— Josh Margolin, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2023 -
But the chickens remain in their eggs and shouldn’t be counted on to hatch on the right side of the coop.
— Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2023 -
Harris will be at the podium on the right side of the screen, while Trump will be on the podium on the left side of the screen.
— Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Sep. 2024 -
Mizzou was on the right side of the scoreboard for more than 38 minutes.
— Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 29 Dec. 2022 -
Spieth on the verge of missing the cut Jordan Spieth is on the wrong side of the cut line.
— Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023 -
On an iPhone or iPad, open the site in Safari and tap the Share button on the right side of the address bar.
— Justin Pot, WIRED, 31 Dec. 2022 -
Each time, the breakdowns seemed to begin on the right side of the offensive line.
— Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Dec. 2020 -
The sideways gold letters sit on the right side of the neck and can spell out the initials of her kiddos.
— Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2024 -
Look, sometimes everyone wakes up on the wrong side of the bed — that’s just life!
— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024 -
Smith used her speed to race past two defenders on the right side of the field and chase down a Julie Ertz pass.
— Sean Gregory, Time, 22 July 2023 -
Judd had a clean look on the right side of the penalty box, but his right-footed tap went wide right.
— Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 29 June 2024 -
But both pitchers have also seemingly found an extra inch (or two) on the right side of the plate.
— Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2024
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