How to Use the right stuff in a Sentence
the right stuff
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And this football team is made of the right stuff.
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Jon MacHota,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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And Marty is made of the right stuff.
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Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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But that’s only if the right stuff is growing.
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Will Brantley,
Outdoor Life,
29 Oct. 2025
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Our job is to go through and make sure the computer got the right stuff redacted.
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New York Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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And in that race, speed takes precedence over thoughtfulness, over optimizing the right things versus the wrong things, over encoding the right stuff.
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Shekhar Natarajan,
Forbes.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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People are attracted to roles that feel like a fit, organisations select those who display the right stuff, and those who don’t fit either get spat out or leave of their own accord.
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Dave Winsborough,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Ortberg brings the right stuff as a seasoned engineer who features a history of promoting smooth labor relations.
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Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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Similarly, fashion writer Leandra Medine said that the answer to feeling good about your clothes wasn’t in finding the right stuff – but learning to trust your gut.
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Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
16 Jan. 2026
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So, Illinois has all the right stuff to be a vibrant state, attractive to employers, employees and families, while fostering in-migration rather than out-migration.
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Jim Nowlan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Pay a little attention to the principles of balance and use the right stuff, however, and the Cosmopolitan becomes an absolutely delightful drink, juicy with citrus, bright with cranberry, surprisingly strong and impressively clean.
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Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
7 Feb. 2026
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