How to Use get (something) right in a Sentence

get (something) right

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  • Make sure your videos have a clear hook and get right to the point.
    Saul Marquez, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The Hawks scored three runs in the frame on just one hit to get right back in it.
    Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Coors Field is a great place for slumping hitters to get right.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 26 June 2025
  • Fortuné says that the Evie monologue was a tricky scene to get right.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2024
  • Scroll on to shop our top picks from the sale, or hit the button below to get right to it.
    Micki Wagner, Popular Mechanics, 18 May 2023
  • This is heart acting, by folks who manage to get right inside your chest.
    Wesley Morris, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
  • The latter is, in our opinion, the hardest part of a fresh face to get right.
    Angela Law, refinery29.com, 27 May 2024
  • Again, get right to the problem and make your how-to or fix easy to accomplish.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2023
  • These are signings the club has to get right in a season where survival is the main aim.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 July 2025
  • But for all its flaws, one thing the film does get right is picking Shuri as the next in line.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 1 Feb. 2023
  • But how that will work with lots of users, on lots of devices and platforms, will be tricky to get right.
    David Pierce, The Verge, 9 Jan. 2024
  • That said, this type of opener does take some muscle and a bit of a learning curve to get right.
    Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2023
  • That said, this type of opener does take some muscle and a bit of a learning curve to get right.
    Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2023
  • But there was something even more important for Stan to get right.
    Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Love once again doesn’t hesitate to get right in the middle of the action.
    David Petkiewicz, cleveland, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Yet the most important part to get right was the Freakos themselves.
    William Earl, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
  • But do your best to reconcile and get that drama behind you and get right with your dad.
    Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 19 June 2023
  • One detail Saltburn does get right in this portion of the film, though?
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The most crucial part to get right is connecting the cleaner.
    Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 June 2023
  • The highlight, of course, is being able to get right up close to one of the antenna.
    Geoffrey Morrison, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Luckily, staying safe while abroad or on a trip across the country doesn’t take much to get right.
    Kaitlyn McInnis, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Once on the trail, though, Kick Turn was useful but took more focus to get right.
    Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • For me, as a female runner, the sports bra is one of the most essential pieces of gear to get right.
    Nikhita Mahtani, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Now, this is critical to get right—a balancing act with the highest of stakes.
    Dr. John L. Evans, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • Here’s what some notable films get right about science and tech — and what’s still the stuff of science fiction.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Which details of the coronation scene were the most important to get right?
    Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 10 May 2023
  • Ski socks, in particular, are some of the hardest — and most crucial —to get right.
    Todd Plummer, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2023
  • All land on Lord Howe is leasehold, and old-islanders get right of first refusal.
    Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 22 May 2025
  • For brevity, the example commands below get right to the point.
    Chris Stegh, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
  • Rui Hachimura, who felt a little tightness in his calf, was going to take the time to get right.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024

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