right
adjective
in accordance with what is good, proper, or just.
had righted
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past perfectof right.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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McNamara’s quantitative cost-benefit-analysis approach to business had righted Ford’s postwar problems but proved disastrous when he tried to apply it to the Vietnam War.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
And entering Saturday’s game with Denver, the first of the season, the Lakers looked like a team that had righted some of its organizational wrongs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2024
Within a few minutes, he had righted himself — anesthetized fish often list to the side — and was moving around again.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
Meanwhile it seemed like Coach O. had righted the ship with three straight wins after the opening week loss to UCLA.
From Fox News ● Oct. 3, 2021
The ship had righted itself, continued to fly forward—though at a slower speed—and no one was reaching out of the window to offer any help.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
