right-thinking
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of right-thinking
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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Traditional Unionist Voice councillor Ron McDowell told BBC News NI he did not know anything about the circumstances of the shooting, but he added that such attacks should be condemned by "any right-thinking individual".
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025
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
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
There must be a way set aside the hollow satisfaction of right-thinking and to find out why other people believe what they believe.
From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2022
How can an apothecary be evil-tempered but right-thinking?
From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness
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