in the right
idiom
: in the position or situation of being morally or legally allowed to have, get, or do something
You are in the right to demand a refund/apology.
Examples of in the right in a Sentence
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Get your protection on and your heart in the right place.
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Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
And the big news is that her business growth put her in the right economic spot to, with the help of Habitat for Humanity, move with her three children out of their one-bedroom apartment into a two-bedroom house.
—Mará Rose Williams, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
In May 2022, as inflation remained at 40-year highs, just 25 percent of Pennsylvanians said the state was headed in the right direction, according to the Franklin & Marshall College poll, which regularly tracks the state’s trajectory.
—Paul Kane, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
American civil libertarians of the past once understood that inherent in the right to protest was the obligation to respect the right of people with differing views to protest as well.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
Bobrovsky made several strong saves midway through the second to keep the game tied, including a cross-crease pad stop on Morgan Geekie, who corralled a Brad Marchand pass in the right circle.
—Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2024
Stuck in the middle are the universities such as LSU trying to guide students in the right direction and maximize their opportunities.
—Sam Brock, NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
The sinkhole was initially reported as a large pothole, before the CHP began receiving reports that the asphalt in the right side of the lane asphalt was failing.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 3 Apr. 2024
In the world of professional success, the spotlight often falls on the achievers with an uncanny knack for being in the right place at the right time.
—Kathy Miller Perkins, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
And the big news is that her business growth put her in the right economic spot to, with the help of Habitat for Humanity, move with her three children out of their one-bedroom apartment into a two-bedroom house.
—Mará Rose Williams, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
In May 2022, as inflation remained at 40-year highs, just 25 percent of Pennsylvanians said the state was headed in the right direction, according to the Franklin & Marshall College poll, which regularly tracks the state’s trajectory.
—Paul Kane, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
American civil libertarians of the past once understood that inherent in the right to protest was the obligation to respect the right of people with differing views to protest as well.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
Bobrovsky made several strong saves midway through the second to keep the game tied, including a cross-crease pad stop on Morgan Geekie, who corralled a Brad Marchand pass in the right circle.
—Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2024
Stuck in the middle are the universities such as LSU trying to guide students in the right direction and maximize their opportunities.
—Sam Brock, NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
The sinkhole was initially reported as a large pothole, before the CHP began receiving reports that the asphalt in the right side of the lane asphalt was failing.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 3 Apr. 2024
In the world of professional success, the spotlight often falls on the achievers with an uncanny knack for being in the right place at the right time.
—Kathy Miller Perkins, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
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