aright
Americanadverb
adverb
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Origin of aright
First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English ariht, on riht. See a- 1, right
Example Sentences
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In “Wolf Hall” it is More, the great imaginer of utopia, who is the ruthless tormentor of English Protestants, using the rack and the ax to set the “quaking world” aright.
From New York Times
But we can judge our forebears aright — distinguish among conformists, reactionaries and rebels — only if we recognize that they did live by different norms.
From New York Times
“No one can read aright the history of America,” Pollard wrote, “unless in the light of a North and a South.”
From New York Times
“We will do everything to keep this deadline,” he said last month, calling Notre Dame a “symbol of our resilience, our capacity to overcome challenges and stand aright.”
From Fox News
If there is a superhero in the fight to keep the world aright it is Jane Goodall, the woman who taught the scientific establishment that apes were thinking, feeling, practical beings with distinct personalities.
From Los Angeles Times
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