How to Use handedness in a Sentence

handedness

noun
  • Still, handedness could come down to chance a lot of the time.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
  • What works against him for me right now is his left-handedness.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Brown said Smith’s sure-handedness will be one of his greatest strengths from day one.
    — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Aug. 2020
  • The announcement comes at the end of a week that has seen the force accused of heavy-handedness.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN, 12 July 2019
  • Lauer has struggled to keep hitters of either handedness in the yard.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • In fact, some children display signs of handedness even as infants.
    — New York Times, 18 Apr. 2020
  • For many years, scientists thought that handedness was unique to humans.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2021
  • Perhaps the tallest hurdle for Halpin is his handedness.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • And harsh penalties will create incentives for firms to err on the side of heavy-handedness.
    — The Economist, 7 Nov. 2019
  • Molecular locks can only be opened with a key of the correct handedness.
    — Quanta Magazine, 26 Nov. 2014
  • On the face of it, the government’s heavy-handedness makes no logical sense.
    — Wesley J. Smith, National Review, 24 Jan. 2020
  • Elephants have a tusk preference the way humans do for right- or left-handedness.
    — jsonline.com, 23 Dec. 2020
  • All three athletes stressed that their objective is even-handedness in women’s sports.
    — Salena Zito, Washington Examiner, 15 Feb. 2021
  • The cause for left-handedness in the brain comes down to a number of possibilities.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 19 Oct. 2022
  • His even-handedness in that move has been questioned by Clinton and other Democrats.
    — John McCormick, Bloomberg.com, 4 May 2017
  • The Lakers’ short-handedness should be setting off alarm bells at the Spurs’ team hotel.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Dec. 2021
  • But there has been no major outbreak of protests, thanks in large part to the police's heavy handedness in dealing with any sign of unrest.
    — Hamza Hendawi, Fox News, 18 Sep. 2018
  • The issue with sending down Hart is both his handedness and his status as their long reliever.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Nauta, a seventh-round pick from Georgia, prides himself on his sure-handedness.
    — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2019
  • Three species showed no signs of handedness in either normal or high-CO2 water.
    — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2020
  • The film—the first for both Fails and Talbot—is not without moments of youthful heavy-handedness.
    — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 7 June 2019
  • Nuns tried to correct Bridgeman’s left-handedness by slapping a ruler to his hand, Ajamu said.
    — Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 29 June 2021
  • Michelsen is the rare pro who is unbothered by Tien’s left-handedness, even though most of his opponents are right-handed.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The left-handedness of the weak force has subtle effects that couldn’t have influenced the cosmos on galactic scales.
    — Katie McCormick, Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Thanks to Ryan Sponseller for his thoughtful comments on handedness and punching dudes.
    — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2013
  • But by that time the non-narco part of the economy was flailing and Bolivians were tired of his heavy-handedness.
    — Mary Anastasia O’Grady, WSJ, 28 Mar. 2021
  • That nuance speaks to IG Michael Horowitz’s long career known for even-handedness.
    — Time, 11 Dec. 2019
  • The easing appears to be substantial given the heavy-handedness of zero-Covid over the past three years.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2022
  • The heavy-handedness that both Guichaoua and Lyammouri warned against is already apparent.
    — Max Bearak, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2017
  • Such a move could pour fuel on a secessionist fire already raging after the heavy-handedness of the police raids.
    — Tara John, Time, 25 Sep. 2017

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