in the right

idiom

: in the position or situation of being morally or legally allowed to have, get, or do something

You are in the right to demand a refund/apology.

Examples of in the right in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The other is a muscle strain in the right calf of the Pacers star point guard Tyrese Haliburton. —Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025

Holiday approached the victim from behind, wrapped his left arm around her neck and shot her in the right temple with a .40 caliber firearm — with their three small children in the apartment. —Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 17 June 2025

View More Ellmann owed his triumph, in part, to being in the right place at the right time. —Eric Bulson, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025

June 15, 2025 A 3-0 lead with 14:48 left seemed safe for the Panthers...until Bouchard off a big effort by Mattias Ekholm to keep the puck alive, found McDavid alone in the right circle. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 June 2025

Rhymes for in the right

• acolyte
• aconite
• allanite
• alunite
• amberlite
• ammonite
• amorite
• amphitrite
• analyte
• anchorite
• andesite
• anhydrite