only right
idiom
: the right thing under the circumstances
Since they helped him, it's only right that he should help them too.
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Manhattan Federal Judge Dale Ho did the only right thing yesterday in permanently dismissing the criminal case against Eric Adams.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
Daniels, who is expected to be cleared for football in May or June after last season’s Week 4 Achilles injury, played only right guard (Eichenberg’s spot) for three years with the Steelers after playing only left guard and center in four years with the Bears.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Effectively, Trump is only right are when serving his own interests.
—Ben Ritz, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Every cell in your body has to feel that this is the only right way.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
Daniels, who is expected to be cleared for football in May or June after last season’s Week 4 Achilles injury, played only right guard (Eichenberg’s spot) for three years with the Steelers after playing only left guard and center in four years with the Bears.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Effectively, Trump is only right are when serving his own interests.
—Ben Ritz, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Every cell in your body has to feel that this is the only right way.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for only right
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“Only right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20right. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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