do right

idiom

: to do the right thing

You did right to tell the teacher.

Examples of do right in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Gellar, 47, will play Tanya Martin, the CSI Chief at the Miami Metro Police Department in the origin story series about Dexter Morgan, everyone's favorite serial killer who's just trying to do right. —

Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024 Despite not wanting to reveal too much about the upcoming season, Colón-Zayas did share her holistic view of Tina and how trusting the writers to do right by her comes easy now after three seasons. —

Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 16 June 2024 The films of Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson are simple but deeply felt portraits of people trying to do right by themselves and finding profound connections with others and within themselves along the way. —

Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024 What are a few really simple steps people can do right away? —

Will Stone, NPR, 14 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for do right

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