adjective
adverb
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- leftwardly adverb
Etymology
Origin of leftward
Example Sentences
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Forty-three-year-old community organizer Katie Wilson eked out a victory in Seattle’s mayoral race last week, according to the tally completed Wednesday, underscoring the city’s leftward lurch in other races.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
He also shifted some policy positions leftward over the years, following his city.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2022
It rises leftward before swinging down a hard right.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2021
Laettner, who was standing near the free-throw line and faced with two defenders, leapt to catch the pass, faked, dribbled and then twisted leftward for the jumper.
From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2020
Moving slowly but steadily, I made a rising leftward traverse across the top of the Lhotse Face, then ascended a prow of shattered black schist called the Geneva Spur.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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