be right

Example Sentences

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Although France will be right there if Kylian Mbappé is healthy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

He said that while America "will lead" its "capable allies must be right there with us, shoulder-to-shoulder in the breach when it matters".

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Reform UK's treasury spokesman Robert Jenrick also previously condemned the sentence, telling the BBC: "It can never be right that a young person kills someone or rapes someone and they do not go to jail."

From BBC • May 30, 2026

And at any one given time, it could be right.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

“Sorry. This time it’s number two. It’s an emergency. I’ll be right back.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy