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not entirely correctthey were only half-right

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Words nearby half-right

half-quire, half relief, half-remembered, half rest, half-rhyme, half-right, half-rod, half-round, half-round chisel, half-round file, half-ruined

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How to use half-right in a sentence

I was sure that in New York there resided the smartest people in the world, and I suppose I was half-right about that.
How I Write: Scott Spencer|Noah Charney|March 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When people tell me that I must get my maverick gene from my father, they are only half right.
Meghan McCain on Her Grandmother Roberta McCain’s 100th Birthday|Meghan McCain|February 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
P'raps zere 'bout half right, Woffski, but it's zhrude way of putting it.
Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York|Lemuel Ely Quigg
He knew Pawnee Brown was more than half right, but felt he must obey the orders he had received from his superiors.
The Boy Land Boomer|Ralph Bonehill

Tennelly watched the expressive face beside him and decided that perhaps Bill Ward had been half right, after all.
The Witness|Grace Livingston Hill Lutz
Meantime, Hurlstone was only half right in his estimate of Miss Keene's feelings, although the result was the same.
The Crusade of the Excelsior|Bret Harte
A half right wheel was made, and we were partially under cover of a narrow ridge.
The Seventh Regiment|George L. Wood