How to Use heart is in the right place in a Sentence

heart is in the right place

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• But Coop's heart is in the right place.
  — Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
• Your heart is in the right place, and the goal is a good one.
  — Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
• The resulting cuddle is a touch overzealous, with Mila climbing on top of her brother in the bouncer and bouncing up and down, but her heart is in the right place.
  — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
• The off-field incidents have happened too frequently now not to factor them into the overall calculus, but his Vikings teammates and the staff maintain his heart is in the right place.
  — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
• Melton’s character, Austin, is a former athlete and aspiring physical therapist who has a bit of a himbo vibe, but his heart is in the right place—at the start of the series, anyway.
  — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 21 Jan. 2026