It is on the right side vs It is in the right side

The correct sentence is 'It is on the right side.' 'On' refers to location or position. 'In' is used to indicate being inside something or within an area.

Explained by Michele A.
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Last updated: August 20, 2024

It is on the right side

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'on' when referring to the position or location of something in relation to a side, such as left or right.

Examples:

The book is on the right side of the shelf.
The painting is on the right side of the wall.
The car is on the right side of the road.

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Ceyhan River is on the right side.
Trust me, Jimmy is on the right side of things.
She gets into her car, the kind where the driver's wheel is on the right side, I think it's a Figaro or something.
The haematoma is on the right side.
My locker is on the right side, third one from the door.
As long as the end is on the right side of the line.
A small cranial fracture on the right side.
Decreased inhalation on the right side.
You're on the right side of this argument.
You have to stay on the right side of the road.
The C4 was only broken on the right side.
Always good to be on the right side of the law.
I've always been on the right side, Dawn.
Three dots on the right side too.
Some acute subdural blood on the right side, too.
Then place the yellow sticker on the right side.
She only blew out the candles on the right side.
You're on the right side of the table.
So he's on the right side of the law.
Not everyone can be on the right side of history.

Alternatives:

it is on the left side
it is on the top side
it is on the bottom side
it is on the front side
it is on the back side

It is in the right side

This phrase is incorrect in English. 'In' is not used to indicate the position of something in relation to a side.

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The Judge's wound is in the right side.
He can still talk and he's left-handed, which means speech is in the right side.
Complained of great pain in the right side of his chest to the shoulder when admitted.
It's highly unlikely that a left-handed man would shoot himself in the right side of his head.
You'll find my prints in the right-side door.
Wounded in the chest, in the right side, on September 26th, 1944.
It is therefore important for us to be on the right side at the right time.
It provides the right side sideways and right frequency...
And first I would explore the right side.
A small cranial fracture on the right side.
Decreased inhalation on the right side.
The area AP should be blocked from the right side.
She knows the right side of a scalpel.
The right side of his brain is completely inflamed.
Slight swelling to the right side of the head.
You're on the right side of this argument.
You have to stay on the right side of the road.
The C4 was only broken on the right side.
Always good to be on the right side of the law.
I've always been on the right side, Dawn.

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