How to Use righty in a Sentence

righty

noun
  • Our starting pitcher is a righty.
  • Reid is a righty with poise beyond his years.
    — Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 3 June 2026
  • Reid is a righty with poise beyond his years.
    — Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • There’s still a niche, though, for the righty starters who bring less heat.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
  • So the Jays ran the righty through a big-league boot camp.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 22 May 2026
  • Necas, as a righty playing right wing, can’t make that play.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The righty hasn't been the same since his last arm injury and surgery.
    — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
  • But the cost to land the veteran righty will be high.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The righty has had a modicum of big-league success.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Miles was a 6-foot-3 righty with an elite, upper-90s sinker.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • He’s also helped by being a righty.
    — Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The righty spoke after throwing his eighth bullpen since the surgery.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • But his height and weight help the righty throw mid-90s fastballs.
    — Shaun Goodwin, kansascity, 6 June 2018
  • The 25-year-old righty was called up as a starter but was moved to the bullpen.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Nov. 2021
  • The future is bright for the young Blue Jays righty.
    — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The 32-year-old righty gave up two runs on three hits, walked four and struck out four.
    — David Brandt, Star Tribune, 15 May 2021
  • Ober, a 6-foot-9 righty, gave up two runs on five hits across six innings.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 30 Aug. 2021
  • The righty has been crucial for the Blue Jays down the stretch.
    — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The righty will be shut down for two weeks and then reevaluated.
    — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Kowalewski bobbles the foul tip to help the righty get the strikeout.
    — Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The righty’s athleticism stood out to Niebla.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Skillin, a lefty, shares the punting job with Velazquez, a righty.
    — Chadd Cripe, idahostatesman, 20 Oct. 2017
  • Over the past six weeks, the righty has been among the best relievers in baseball.
    — Wells Dusenbury, sun-sentinel.com, 16 July 2019
  • Ball, a righty, used to release the basketball from the left side of his body.
    — Christian Clark, NOLA.com, 10 Aug. 2020
  • The righty allowed a walk and a steal in the third, but induced a popout to escape the jam.
    — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 15 May 2022
  • Colton, the righty, smacked a double into right field to lead off the bottom of the first.
    — Sam Dodge, latimes.com, 6 July 2018
  • The righty came into the game with more wins on the season (9) than walks (8).
    — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 18 May 2018
  • Spotrac projects the righty to sign for $156 million over six years.
    — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
  • That was it for the righty, as he was replaced by Michael Lorenzen.
    — Zach Buchanan, Cincinnati.com, 9 Sep. 2017
  • The righty reliever is dealing with soreness in the oblique area on his right side.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026

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