right face
Americannoun
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a command, given to a soldier or soldiers at attention, to turn the body 90° toward the right.
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the act of so turning in a prescribed military manner.
Example Sentences
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The Oilers then cut their deficit to one when Kane surprised Allen with a swift wrist shot from the right face off circle.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2023
It suggests a problem that women on the right face if they hope to right their party’s gender imbalance: They’ll have to work much harder than men to prove their conservative bona fides.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2020
A shinty player is used to hitting the ball as often with the left as the right face of the stick, which, interestingly, is raked back to as much as a 5-wood in golf.”
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 14, 2020
"All right, face down," says the tattoo artist, a bald guy named Mojo.
From Slate ● Dec. 26, 2013
“One probably leads the way you wish to go,” the right face said encouragingly.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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