How to Use on the right/wrong side of (someone) in a Sentence

on the right/wrong side of (someone)

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  • The power port sits on the right side of the back of the TV.
    — PCMAG, 30 May 2024
  • How to comply Here’s how to stay on the right side of the law.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
  • He was seated on the right side of the back seat when the car went over the cliff.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 15 Oct. 2023
  • The ozone layer was on the wrong side of the boundary in the 1990s, Richardson said.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Now is the time to stand up on the right side of history.
    — Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
  • When heading eastward, sit on the right side of the train for the best views.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The campaign said that Biden would like to stand on the right side of the stage, which puts Trump on the left.
    — Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
  • The Catholic Church is rarely on the right side of history.
    — Liza Featherstone, The New Republic, 2 June 2023
  • When Cure's body is turned over, blood can be seen on the right side of his back.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2023
  • For most of us, one of the fastest ways to wake up on the wrong side of the bed is to not spend enough time in it.
    — TIME, 21 Dec. 2023
  • What appeared to be blood could be seen on the right side of Trump’s head.
    — Dan Mangan,rebecca Picciotto,josephine Rozzelle,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 14 July 2024
  • Starting on the right side of the bar, etch the top of a tooth with a magic marker.
    — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 13 July 2023
  • Johnson ended up with the ball on the right side of the floor as the seconds ticked away.
    — Chris Dabe, NOLA.com, 27 Jan. 2021
  • Still there’s a sense that, on Gaza, Biden has gotten on the wrong side of a chunk of his base.
    — Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2024
  • At the very least, the city has put itself on the wrong side of history.
    — Elaine Ayala, ExpressNews.com, 15 Sep. 2020
  • During the fight, the suspect pulled a blade and cut the victim on the right side of his face, cops said.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
  • Gondrezick was treated for a cut on the right side of her face and neck pain.
    — Josh Margolin, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2023
  • But the chickens remain in their eggs and shouldn’t be counted on to hatch on the right side of the coop.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2023
  • Mizzou was on the right side of the scoreboard for more than 38 minutes.
    — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Spieth on the verge of missing the cut Jordan Spieth is on the wrong side of the cut line.
    — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
  • On an iPhone or iPad, open the site in Safari and tap the Share button on the right side of the address bar.
    — Justin Pot, WIRED, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Each time, the breakdowns seemed to begin on the right side of the offensive line.
    — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Dec. 2020
  • Smith used her speed to race past two defenders on the right side of the field and chase down a Julie Ertz pass.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 22 July 2023
  • Judd had a clean look on the right side of the penalty box, but his right-footed tap went wide right.
    — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 29 June 2024
  • But most of those who find themselves on the wrong side of the law are not from the Golden City, police say.
    — Hannah Ray Lambert, Fox News, 28 July 2023
  • The band consisted of a drummer and bassist on the right side of the stage, keyboardist, guitarist, and DJ on the left.
    — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Members representing the Texas cities on the wrong side of the line have pressed hard for a change.
    — Joseph Morton, Dallas News, 20 July 2023
  • Click on the Idaho Power Cache Challenge logo on the right side of the page.
    — Pete Zimowsky, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The bullet entered Hutchins on the right side of her chest, passed through her and lodged in Souza’s shoulder.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The earphones ship with a stylish lanyard that connects to a loop on the right side of the case but no charging cable.
    — PCMAG, 20 July 2024

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