How to Use right wing in a Sentence
right wing
noun- His nomination is supported by the party's left wing but opposed by the right wing.
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Hall has shifted from the left to the right wing, and has played on both units.
— BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2021 -
The right wing scored 138 goals in his first four seasons.
— BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2021 -
His 3-pointer from the right wing restored the lead and sparked a 7-0 run.
— Patrick Z. McGavin, chicagotribune.com, 11 Dec. 2021 -
The right wing doesn’t believe there is such a thing as the common good.
— Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 8 Aug. 2022 -
When Williams passed Perkins the ball on the right wing, her 3-pointer rippled through the net.
— Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Mar. 2022 -
While descending through patchy fog, the right wing struck the side of a hill.
— Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2021 -
How does the right wing in Germany today view the Weimar years?
— Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2022 -
Early in the first quarter, Irving had the ball on the right wing.
— Mike Mazzeo, Forbes, 11 May 2021 -
With 3:14 left in the half, Harper drained a long 3-pointer from the right wing and was fouled.
— Chris Iseman, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2021 -
Spurs had hoped to sign Traoré and turn him into a right wing-back.
— Robert Kidd, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022 -
Turner had a wide-open attempt with 1:07 to go from the right wing but hit that one off the back of the rim.
— Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Dec. 2022 -
The Capitals do get a very good prospect in right wing Ryan Leonard.
— Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 29 June 2023 -
The Wizards worked down the shot clock, and Caldwell-Pope’s attempt from the right wing went in off the glass.
— San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Jan. 2022 -
He was seen as a right wing with a big shot and decent hands, but not much else.
— Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Dec. 2022 -
The bird is still entangled in the manja, which has cut its right wing.
— Laura Fornell, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2022 -
There is a right wing in the country that has been very critical of that.
— Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2022 -
And the rest — in the right wing of the building — died under the rubble, because there was no one to pull them out.
— Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2022 -
The impact ripped off the plane’s right wing, which was found on the north end of the pond, according to the NTSB report.
— Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 27 July 2024 -
And over the last six years, no right wing has scored more than Pastrnak (215 goals).
— Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2022 -
Smith returned to his right wing spot on the No. 2 line, with Hall at left wing and Coyle at pivot.
— BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2021 -
The surging power of Israel’s right wing came at the expense of its left flank.
— Tia Goldenberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Nov. 2022 -
Israel now has the most right wing government it's had in years.
— CBS News, 19 Feb. 2023 -
Umude has gotten to his sweet spots in the left short corner and also hit a deep three from the right wing.
— Scottie Bordelon, Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2022 -
The Supreme Court has long been an irritant to Israel’s right wing.
— Meryl Kornfield, Anchorage Daily News, 25 July 2023 -
Seguin moved to a right wing spot on a line with Mason Marchment and Radek Faksa.
— Peter Warren, Dallas News, 27 Jan. 2023 -
Reynoso started on the left side in both games, with Robin Lod in the middle and Hassani Dotson on the right wing.
— Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune, 15 May 2021 -
DeBrusk could switch from right wing to left wing, filling in for Hall.
— Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Oct. 2022 -
Since the October 7 attacks, the Israeli right wing has grown even more radical.
— Ilan Z. Baron, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024 -
Among the most unifying ideas across the political right wing is the promise to safeguard a way of life, which has lit the fire under insurrectionists.
— Silvia Solis, The Arizona Republic, 18 July 2024
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