on the one hand

Idioms  

1. Also, on one hand. As one point of view, from one standpoint. This phrase is often paired with on the other hand to indicate two sides of an issue. For example, On the one hand this car is expensive; on the other hand, it's available and we need it right now. [First half of 1600s]

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Example Sentences

"I feel like on the one hand my life has completely changed, but I also feel exactly the same in a good way."

From BBC

But policymakers disagree about how the Fed should balance competing priorities: a weakening job market on the one hand, and rising prices on the other.

From BBC

They are constricted on the one hand by construction that is transforming fields into concrete jungles, and on the other, by impoverished soils and competition from cheap food imports that undermine their revenue.

From Barron's

In this modern era of digital photography, on the one hand I think it’s wonderful that everyone is making photographs now more than ever before.

From Los Angeles Times

"It's a chain that offers cheap coffee on the one hand but is also willing to pay extremely high rents on the other," he said.

From Barron's