rightward

adjective or adverb

right·ward ˈrīt-wərd

: being at, toward, or to the right

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In the case of Diaz-Balart and Salazar, Foreman said the rightward turn of their Miami-Dade County bases shown in last month’s elections could have influenced their thinking. —

Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2022 The nation’s rightward turn, which Ronald Reagan cemented with his presidential election two years later in 1980, was on the way. —

Julian Zelizer, CNN, 20 Oct. 2022 The GOP did see some notable successes, including rightward shifts in Florida and New York, and uncertainty remains over the congressional majorities. —

Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2022 The secretary of state and the Israeli leader had a ‘candid’ conversation amid deepening rifts over the Palestinians, Ukraine and a rightward shift by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. —

Michael Crowley, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2023 But the rightward shift among Latino voters and others complicates the analysis of the relationship between Christian nationalism and ethnicity. —

Katherine Stewart, The New Republic, 23 Jan. 2023 Among those opposing McCarthy was U.S. Rep. Mary Miller of southern Illinois, furthering her far-rightward move in the ranks of Congress. —

Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2023 The new government is set to be the most right wing in Israel’s history, according to political analysts, and caps a decadeslong rightward shift among the electorate. —

Dov Lieber, WSJ, 29 Dec. 2022 That means resisting the rightward pull from the most conservative activists in the GOP. —

Dallas News, 19 Dec. 2022 See More

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