left and right

phrase

: in a very quick and uncontrolled way

She has been spending money left and right.

: in all directions

He was calling out names left and right.

The police were stopping cars left and right.

Examples of left and right in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite leading the team with 9 total tackles, Evans gave up passes left and right. — Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026

Additionally, over the past couple of tough years, the company has been buying building distributors left and right, getting bigger in pro for when the housing turn comes. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

With her Paris Fashion Week look, Lopez put a spotlight on a reptilian pattern that’s showing up left and right in footwear, and one she’s previously embraced with Femme LA’s Whistler boot in glossy croc-effect burgundy. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Selectively stimulating its left and right sides allowed straight swimming, left and right turns, circles and U-turns. — New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for left and right

• acolyte
• aconite
• allanite
• alunite
• amberlite
• ammonite
• amorite
• amphitrite
• analyte
• anchorite
• andesite
• anhydrite