right-handedness
- a word derived from right-handed.
Example Sentences
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Scientists still do not fully understand why left-handedness has persisted throughout human evolution or how human culture may have helped reinforce right-handedness over time.
From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026
If the left cerebral hemisphere is dominant in the majority of people, why would right-handedness be most common?
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
As the daughter and mother of lefties, I find the practice of forced conversion to right-handedness gauche and appalling.
From Slate ● Jan. 17, 2013
Ed Grimm New York If only 10 percent of the population is left-handed, why did evolution select a preference for right-handedness?
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2011
Their doing so is a test of their perfect right-handedness.
From Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science by Allen, Grant
