right about
Britishnoun
adjective
Example Sentences
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Happily — and who couldn’t use a bit of good cheer right about now — all is not lost.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
Everyone was right about Manchester City's win at Wembley, apart from Chelsea fan Songer.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
“Ye can make awful music and still be right about Hitler.”
From Salon • May 17, 2026
Investors might have been right about running away from AI-exposed software, but they don’t seem to appreciate the potential whiplash of hardware.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
“Yeah, but I wasn’t. You were right about the female-line thing. Rabbi Gold says I’m a hundred percent legit.”
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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