How to Use left-handed in a Sentence

left-handed

adjective
  • And what is up with the left-handed shake?
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Thomas, who throws left-handed, was busy.
    — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The swing is in a good place, right-handed, left-handed.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Paul goes to shake her hand but jerks it back, then gives her a left-handed handshake.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Nolan Schanuel feels right at home against left-handed pitching.
    — Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The lineup is very left-handed, with six regulars who bat from that side of the plate.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Lowe, however, does one thing none of those four players do — bat left-handed.
    — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
  • That just shows you how much power that guy has to be able to hit the ball out of that part of the ballpark left-handed.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2023
  • And still only 25 years old, the left-handed slugger hasn’t even reached his prime yet.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 Dec. 2025
  • That’s a lot to ask of a left-handed guy who is trying to get healthy and familiar with a new system.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Gagen, who hits left-handed, started the season setting but moved to full-time hitting.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • Those are the two middle-of-the-order righties who should thrive against left-handed pitching.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • His 23 homers against left-handed pitching set a major league record for a lefty batter.
    — CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Both of his parents went to great lengths to protect the right-handed first baseman’s unique left-handed swing.
    — Emily Blackwood, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Song is expected to serve as a left-handed bat off the bench while in Mexico.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Fugitt, a left-handed slapper with surprising power, did just that.
    — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
  • With Romero the only left-handed reliever on the roster, that can no longer be the case.
    — Katie Woo, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Hield’s fifth assist of the game was a left-handed swing to Curry on the wing for another triple.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The Cleveland Guardians issue about being far too left-handed is not new.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Both have key hits against left-handed pitching over the last week and have been a part of the most potent lineups since the trade deadline.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The Royals’ left-handed ace fought through a left rotator cuff strain but returned to form down the stretch.
    — Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Four of the home runs for the left-handed hitting Montgomery have come against left-handed pitching.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Batting left-handed again, the switch-hitter capped the day by going the other way with a two-run home run to left field in the ninth.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Those particular ones were the bane of my existence as a left-handed child with dyslexia.
    — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Hays also crushes left-handed pitching.
    — Kansas City Star, 7 Dec. 2025
  • Three of those five have come against left-handed pitching, something the switch hitter had not done prior to this season in the big leagues.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
  • However, Slater figured to be a player the team could use against left-handed pitching.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The left-handed-hitting Verdugo was not long ago quite adept at hitting right-handed pitchers.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The Cleveland Guardians also have no one on staff for left-handed batting practice.
    — Chad Jennings, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The only left-handed bat on the team who can play all over the infield, Turang will see his name in the lineup plenty.
    — Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2023

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