strong side
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of strong side
First recorded in 1950–55
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“Playing both sides of the baseball really well. The bat, right-handed looks really good. Lefty is typically his strong side, but I like the right-handed at-bats. Just playing with a lot of real confidence.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026
The Top 14 side have named a strong side which contains the dangerous half-back duo of Antoine Dupont and Romain Ntamack, with Scotland full-back Blair Kinghorn also named in the starting XV.
From BBC ● May 3, 2024
He probably wants to win it again, so he is going to pick a strong side.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2024
A left-handed-hitting 29-year-old, Rojas figures to see the bulk of his time as the strong side of the third-base platoon this season.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2024
It was, for the record, his left arm, not his strong side.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
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