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Examples of left-hand in a Sentence
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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
Tesla’s employee was in a rush that morning trying to shave off time to get to the service center and refused to wait in line with other vehicles who were appropriately making a left-hand turn.
—Tim Evans, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Mar. 2024
His factory, the company’s first in Europe, manufactures the Model Y crossover for most European left-hand drive markets including Germany.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 6 Mar. 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
Some of his favorites include a Spanish cup-hilt rapier, a defensive left-hand dagger from the 15th century, and a Napoleonic cavalry saber.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2024
Hannon incorporated the red and white from the Maryland flag and added a sheaf of golden wheat in the flag’s upper left-hand corner to represent Howard’s agricultural heritage.
—Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 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
The notes, jotted on the upper left-hand corner of the meeting agenda, focus on competition.
—Kevin Richert, Idaho Statesman, 27 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Time Traveler
The first known use of left-hand was
in the 15th century
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Cite this Entry
“Left-hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/left-hand. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.
Kids Definition
left-hand
adjectiveˌleft-ˌhand
1
: located on the left
2
Medical Definition
left-hand
1 of 2 adjective1
: situated on the left
2
left hand
2 of 2 noun1
: the hand on a person's left side
2
: the left side
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