lefty
noun
a left-handed person.
lefties
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pluralof lefty.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In the sixth, outfielder Sal Frelick—who had hit exactly three home runs against lefties in his entire career—blasted a 408-foot homer off a lefty to tie the score.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Tongue averages 21.5 against right-handers but 35.7 against lefties.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
“Bluesky apology forms” even began to circulate among lefties with a sense of humor and self-effacement.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
But it faces a mammoth task, with polls showing that the Green Party -- newly headed by a charismatic leader 30 years younger than Corbyn -- is mopping up most disaffected lefties.
From Barron's ● Nov. 29, 2025
Except that we’re both lefties and in about a half hour he’ll be saying, “Oreos?”
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
