right about
Britishnoun
adjective
Example Sentences
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The “X-Men ’97” finale makes us think about whether Professor Xavier or Magneto is right about humanity’s capacity for tolerance and acceptance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
We don’t love being right about this one, but here’s how we got here.
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2026
He was right about seven of the winners, but only got all four teams in the correct order in three of the groups.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
“The goal is not to be loyal or to be right about the company; the goal is to be free regardless of what the stock does.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
“You’re right about that. She was trying to give him some slack, let him work his way through this rat phase of his.”
From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli
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