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
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How to comply Here’s how to stay on the right side of the law.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
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He was seated on the right side of the back seat when the car went over the cliff.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 15 Oct. 2023
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The ozone layer was on the wrong side of the boundary in the 1990s, Richardson said.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 13 Sep. 2023
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Now is the time to stand up on the right side of history.
—Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
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When heading eastward, sit on the right side of the train for the best views.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2023
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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
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The Catholic Church is rarely on the right side of history.
—Liza Featherstone, The New Republic, 2 June 2023
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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At the very least, the city has put itself on the wrong side of history.
—Elaine Ayala, ExpressNews.com, 15 Sep. 2020
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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
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Gondrezick was treated for a cut on the right side of her face and neck pain.
—Josh Margolin, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2023
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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
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Mizzou was on the right side of the scoreboard for more than 38 minutes.
—Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 29 Dec. 2022
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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
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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
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Each time, the breakdowns seemed to begin on the right side of the offensive line.
—Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Dec. 2020
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Click on the Idaho Power Cache Challenge logo on the right side of the page.
—Pete Zimowsky, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
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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
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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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