only right
idiom
: the right thing under the circumstances
Since they helped him, it's only right that he should help them too.
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For some, the only right answer is Bad Bunny.
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Anna Tingley, Variety, 8 Feb. 2026
Please tell me the Wild are looking at top-six righties instead of lefties with only Hartman and Vinnie Hinostroza as their only right-shot forwards?
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
But a few years ago, after analyzing dozens of hours of footage of Chacma baboons, Carvalho and Baehren noticed a subtle body movement that happened only right before baboons ended a social interaction.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
Rosario, who has played only right field for the Yankees so far after splitting time between second and third base with the Washington Nationals this season, should be a factor against left-handed pitchers this week.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
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Anna Tingley, Variety, 8 Feb. 2026
Please tell me the Wild are looking at top-six righties instead of lefties with only Hartman and Vinnie Hinostroza as their only right-shot forwards?
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
But a few years ago, after analyzing dozens of hours of footage of Chacma baboons, Carvalho and Baehren noticed a subtle body movement that happened only right before baboons ended a social interaction.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
Rosario, who has played only right field for the Yankees so far after splitting time between second and third base with the Washington Nationals this season, should be a factor against left-handed pitchers this week.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Only right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20right. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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