right-thinking
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of right-thinking
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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Monsters without intelligence are boring — you can keep your zombies — and, as all right-thinking people believe, Godzilla, despite the immense collateral damage it causes, is one of the good guys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
Although spread out and isolated from each other, the Wilcoxes share a bubble of self-regard; they’re right-thinking, sanctimonious Manhattanites who drop Harvard and Yale and “genius” in casual conversation.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2023
Real was beaten within 10 minutes: two goals down, ruthlessly exposed, looking suddenly like the expensive collection of gifted but ill-matched individuals that all right-thinking people dismissed them as about four Champions League titles ago.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2022
"That these young and loving parents have been unable to take this decision themselves is, or ought to be, readily understood by any right-thinking person," the judge concluded.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2022
Indeed, under normal circumstances, a rule against stealing would be one that all right-thinking people ought to follow.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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