right tack

1. see on the right tack.

Example Sentences

"Individual members can now feel emboldened to call a motion to vacate, cause a stink or gum up the works of Congress, if they aren't getting what they want," said Kevin Seifert, a former aide to Ryan, who opted not to seek reelection in 2018 as the caucus took a harder right tack during Donald Trump's presidency.

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Meanwhile, the election showed the increasingly hard right tack of rural areas, even in races where self interest might seem to dictate otherwise.

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Or maybe, now that he has opened an avenue of communication, I should try to “rescue” him … but that doesn’t seem like the right tack to take.

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Scott Reid, chief spokesman for former Liberal prime minister Paul Martin, said the quick apology was the right tack: “Waiting to compose your thoughts and seeing how the dust settles is evidence of people who are perhaps not thoroughly motivated by the right instincts.”

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In a delightfully no-frills portrayal, Omi taps into mom Becky’s essential simplicity and sweetness — just the right tack for a role that could have turned one-note.

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