All 5 Uses of
on the other hand
in
Harry Potter (#1) and the Sorcerer's Stone
- ...to his great relief, Harry wasn't punished. On the other hand, he'd gotten into terrible trouble for being found on the roof of the school kitchens.
p. 25..1on the other hand = from another point of view
- Dudley had been accepted at Uncle Vernon's old private school, Smeltings. ... Harry, on the other hand, was going to Stonewall High, the local public school.
p. 32..1on the other hand = in a way that is different
- You have your mother's eyes. It seems only yesterday she was in here herself, buying her first wand. Ten and a quarter inches long, swishy, made of willow. ... Your father, on the other hand, favored a mahogany wand.
p. 82..9on the other hand = in a way that was different
- ...Harry felt he was pushing his luck, breaking another school rule today. On the other hand, Malfoys sneering face kept looming up out of the darkness — this was his big chance to beat Malfoy face-to-face.
p. 155..1 *on the other hand = from another point of view
- Everywhere Harry went, people pointed and didn't trouble to lower their voices as they insulted him. Slytherins, on the other hand, clapped as he walked past them, whistling and cheering, "Thanks Potter, we owe you one!"
p. 245..1on the other hand = in a way that was different
Definition:
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(on the other hand) from another point of view; or in a way that is different (a phrase used to introduce a different perspective or idea)