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.
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Belly is definitely not in the right.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Hospitals are logistics enterprises at their core; supplies, equipment, medications and people all need to be in the right place at the right time.
—Theresa McDonnell, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But those numbers that gave them a buffer in previous years, just aren’t there, which Jacobs admits puts a little more pressure on him to put the right runners in the right places.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
The glasses have a digital display in the right lens showing notifications, and will be priced at $799.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Hospitals are logistics enterprises at their core; supplies, equipment, medications and people all need to be in the right place at the right time.
—Theresa McDonnell, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But those numbers that gave them a buffer in previous years, just aren’t there, which Jacobs admits puts a little more pressure on him to put the right runners in the right places.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
The glasses have a digital display in the right lens showing notifications, and will be priced at $799.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the right
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“In the right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20right. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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