Used in a Sentence

right-handers

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for right-handers.

Editorial note

Piano music is mostly written by right-handers for right-handers.

Examples14
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

One who is right-handed.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of right-handers gathered in one view.

noun

One who is right-handed.

noun

A slap or punch with the right hand.

noun

(automotive) A bend or turn to the right; a right-hand corner.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for right-handers.

noun

One who is right-handed.

noun

A slap or punch with the right hand.

noun

(automotive) A bend or turn to the right; a right-hand corner.

Example sentences

1

Piano music is mostly written by right-handers for right-handers.

2

If 3-5 percent of right-handers use their right-brain, maybe they 'hook' and are in fact natural left-handers ('fake righties').

3

That back button is definitely for left-handers, but then the control center is clearly better for right-handers.

4

We all 'know' that left-handers use their right brain and right-handers use their left brain.

5

Apparently around 40% of left-handers are right-footers but only ~3% of right-handers are left-footers.

6

But some right-handers who have been forced to (by breaking an arm for example) can learn to write with the left hand.

7

It's also hard for right-handers to remember to look for the same, and end up sitting wherever they were about to, along with left-handers.

8

I bet most right-handers hold their phone in their left hand so they can touch the screen with their right.

9

Reminded me how much I hate vim and how it is biased towards right-handers.

10

For right-handers, it was about 95% left-brain, and 5% right-brain.

11

I don't know why you right-handers put up with that kind of thing!

12

That way is likely more comfortable for right-handers.

Quote examples

1

Saying, “Deaf people are worse off because they can’t hear” is like claiming left-handed people are “worse off” because most tools are designed for right-handers.

2

“ when you look at rare conditions, like Down Syndrome, epilepsy and cerebral palsy, the ratio of left- to right-handers is more like 50:50 rather than 1:10.” Is this a typo?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use right-handers in a sentence?

Piano music is mostly written by right-handers for right-handers.

What does right-handers mean?

One who is right-handed.

What part of speech is right-handers?

right-handers is commonly used as noun.