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Recent Examples of all right
Adjective
The first thing to know is that the baby is all right now. — Sarah Todd, STAT, 18 June 2026 Everyone’s just worried about everyone else and just making sure everyone’s all right. — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026 If it doesn't get done in 60 days, that's all right. — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 17 June 2026 The big three on the blue line — Theodore, Hanifin and Andersson — are all right around 30, but Brayden McNabb is 35. — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for all right
Recent Examples of Synonyms for all right
Adjective
  • But at least some scientists are okay with the uncertainty about uncertainty.
    — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
  • One pest-controlling spider may be okay, but those eggs do eventually hatch.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Public libraries weren’t safe either, as books were banned from shelves.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The 115-foot lighthouse was built in 1872 to keep travelers safe between Monterey and San Francisco before there was a PCH.
    — David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • The federal watchdog found that detainees were sometimes confined in small metal cages and lacked adequate living space and access to water.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The collapse last week wasn’t the first involving unsafe dwellings in the Gaza Strip, but the high death toll underscored the dangers in a territory where the vast majority of the population lacks adequate shelter.
    — Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • While some might argue that Murphy is an antihero, Hawke viewed him as an honorable man.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
  • There are, of course, many honorable people who own businesses and choose to become politicians.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • In other words, there’s no reason practical hardware can’t also be good-looking.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The county's promise of good-paying jobs has attracted immigrants to Elkhart and surrounding counties.
    — Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Matthew McConaughey hopes that Woody Harrelson has a more than alright, alright, alright 65th birthday.
    — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026
  • And in new data released this week from the Ronald Reagan Institute, there are very clear warnings that the kids aren’t alright with MAGA.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 1 July 2026
Adverb
  • The cursing is definitely a big part of being that age, and especially misplaced cursing is funny — kids who don’t exactly know how to curse correctly.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
  • So the aim definitely wasn’t to go out there and be police bashing in in any way.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Unlike a conventional inkjet printer, aerosol jet printing turns liquid ink into a fine mist.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The long grains, fine as hair, are pulled together, at intervals, jointed.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

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“All right.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all%20right. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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