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as in adequate
of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards it wasn't a great meal, but it was all right

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adverb

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Recent Examples of all right
Adjective
Then, after Adams nails this rant of maternal sound and fury, signifying that the kids may be all right but the matriarchs of the world are anything but, Heller rewinds and resets the moment. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024 Heading into Sunday, the Cardinals lead the way at 6-4 to place first in the division but the Seahawks, Los Angeles Rams, and San Francisco 49ers are all right behind them at 5-5, setting up for a thrilling end of the season in the NFC West. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2024 So bats, the cetaceans — basically those are whales and dolphins, all right? Janna Levin, Quanta Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024 The second song on the album sinks into the R&B influence and the slight delusions that everything will be all right when all the stars are aligned. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for all right 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for all right
Adjective
  • This Coach Outlet find is roomy and measures 12 by 12 by 5 inches, and it’s made from pebble leather with a fabric lining that keeps your essentials safe.
    Carly Totten, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2025
  • But also, within love, within relationships, there should be a responsibility to protect; there should be a responsibility to make sure that person is safe.
    Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • That limit is adequate for the average or median case, but that leaves a lot of instances when a person’s liability exceeds the standard liability limit.
    Bob Carlson, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2025
  • This case began when a city in Oregon did not have adequate homeless shelters, leading to an overflow of homeless people on the streets.
    Leah Goodridge, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Booker previously served in the United States Army but was removed from the military with a less than honorable discharge after going AWOL in 2017, Fox 2 Detroit reported, citing court documents.
    Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Captain Dellinger of the US Army is an honorable man who only seeks the truth, and whose writing is filled with hope for a better future.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • Ours is set in a modern world while subverting the audiences expectations given the character has personified good since its inception.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 May 2024
  • Ethics and dangers are obvious concerns, but it shouldn’t be overlooked that AI has the potential to do profound good beyond pithy conversation with some chatbot.
    Steven Aquino, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
Adverb
  • Your mother was definitely one in her earlier years.
    Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Your officiant should definitely know, and the chance of someone hearing about it through the grapevine is fairly high.
    Erin Clack, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • By launching an adaptive range, Primark positions itself as a leader in ethical, forward-thinking retail.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • One giant ethical concern centers on Trump’s majority ownership of the tokens: 80% of the coin’s supply is held by Trump Organization affiliates CIC Digital and Fight Fight Fight LLC — a concentration that appears designed to personally enrich the president.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • Are there preventative measures that pro athletes take to protect their cartilage that the rest of us can also do? Dr. Cassandra Lee: There is prevention, but part of how arthritis comes about is yes, past trauma.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The answer is yes—as lifestyle factors are hugely important to longevity too.
    Amber Middleton, Fortune Europe, 29 Dec. 2024
Adverb
  • That’s certainly what some felt about Obama-era legislation called the Stop Online Piracy Act (or SOPA), which lawmakers quickly walked back after facing a really furious onslaught by the U.S. tech industry.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
  • And while that was certainly true this year, the real winners in a lot of ways were the new additions to the guitar amplifier world.
    Josh Chesler, SPIN, 29 Jan. 2025

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