right
adjective
in accordance with what is good, proper, or just.
was righting
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past progressiveof right.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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With her company gathered, it felt for a little while like the world was righting itself again.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2020
In deciding to get DNA testing that genealogists say has now confirmed the paternity, Peter Harding figured he was righting a historical wrong.
From New York Times ● Aug. 14, 2015
In fact, the diplomatic battle Rogers was righting is likely to become increasingly unimportant.
From Time Magazine Archive
In spite of bitterness, the tough little State was righting itself.
From Time Magazine Archive
I was the injured man, you were the aggressor; I was righting myself by getting back a possession of which you had robbed me, and any means were sanctified by such an end as that.
From Basil by Wilkie Collins
