How to Use nondominant in a Sentence

nondominant

adjective
Definition of nondominantnext
  • Clean it and position it in your nondominant hand so the fork’s tines face down.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2020
  • Hold the shrimp in your nondominant hand with the outer, convex edge facing you.
    — Meredith Schwartz, Bon Appétit, 4 July 2022
  • Holding a husk on the nondominant hand, pointed end toward the body, spread a large dollop of masa on half of the top half of the husk, leaving ½ inch of clear space at the top.
    — Minerva Orduño Rincón, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Using the comb, tweezers or your hands, pull the gum out of the hair by holding the hair close to the head by your nondominant hand and use your dominant hand to pull the gum and oil off the end of the hair.
    — Laura Wheatman Hill, chicagotribune.com, 14 Mar. 2021
  • Using a piece of tape or any straight line on the floor as a guide, place your feet a little more than shoulder-width apart, then pivot toward your nondominant side.
    — Tovin Lapan, SFChronicle.com, 14 May 2020
  • Quickly pass the second ball into your dominant hand, then catch the first ball with your nondominant hand while tossing the second ball against the wall.
    — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 11 June 2021
  • Hold it in your nondominant hand wearing a leather glove thick enough to withstand sharp teeth and another nitrile or latex glove over it.
    — Malia Wollan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Here are some factors to consider: Law enforcement experts say the gun should be holstered on the officer's dominant side of the body, and the Taser should be placed on the nondominant side.
    — Holly Yan, CNN, 12 Apr. 2021
  • At the time of Wright’s shooting, protocol for Brooklyn Center officers such as Potter was to wear theirs on their nondominant side.
    — Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021
  • Eldridge told jurors that officers are required to carry their Taser on their nondominant side and their firearm on their dominant side.
    — Amy Forliti and Steve Karnowski, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Eldridge told jurors that officers are required to carry their Taser on their nondominant side and their firearm on their dominant side.
    — CBS News, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Most people choose their nondominant hand for the vaccine, but some patients prefer using their dominant hand, because the arm movement seems to make the soreness get better faster.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 19 Nov. 2021
  • To avoid confusion, officers typically carry their stun guns on their weak sides, by their nondominant hand, and away from handguns carried on their strong side.
    — Steve Karnowski, ajc, 28 Nov. 2021
  • But others of us are relearning multiplication tables or bouncing a baby on one hip while fielding emails with a nondominant hand.
    — Dawn Perry, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2020
  • This appears to be especially important for nondominant groups.
    — Adam Grant, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2020
  • Chan also provided the illustrations—ink drawings made with his nondominant (left) hand—which manage somewhat miraculously to convey both childlike playfulness and sophisticated meaning.
    — Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 10 Nov. 2020

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