Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word right-but.

Examples

  • Back to basics, back to the origin and the intro of the Shredder, etc ... there have been talks, trips to Northampton to talk to Mr Laird, and discussions with the original 'first' TMNT film director Steve Barron to come back and do it right-but no official word yet ... will keep you posted.

    A Live Action TMNT Really Is In The Works 2008

  • He said it matter-of-fact, without bluster or self-pity, and there's no doubt he was right-but then, he was probably the greatest of the Sioux leaders, certainly the cleverest-and as he'd pointed out, quite the most distinguished in war.

    Isabelle Estelle Bruno 2010

  • The goal is to feel vindicated if you're right-but to survive if you're wrong.

    Eric Schurenberg: Is Deflation now "The Peril?" And What Do You Do if it is? 2010

  • You may not like Obama and that is your right-but I can assure you Bobby had the same passionate followers in 1967-68 because people felt (rightly or not) that the assignation of JFK stole our hope and Bobby inspired people to feel we could take it back.

    Hillary: I Will Press To Get Florida And Michigan Delegations Seated 2009

  • You may not like Obama and that is your right-but I can assure you Bobby had the same passionate followers in 1967-68 because people felt (rightly or not) that the assignation of JFK stole our hope and Bobby inspired people to feel we could take it back.

    Hillary: I Will Press To Get Florida And Michigan Delegations Seated 2009

  • You could be right-but I don't see that coming up through the Republican party-which btw is on the death bed because they never realized the street smart,or unscrupulousness they were up against.

    About that prostitution thread. Ann Althouse 2009

  • You could be right-but I don't see that coming up through the Republican party

    About that prostitution thread. Ann Althouse 2009

  • He had the temper of Vesuvius all right-but, hey, that's part of the coaching ethic.

    The Coach Fouls Out 2008

  • That sounds right-but the Texas law, says Embrey's court-appointed guardian, Linda Mazzagatti, may at least deter some offenders.

    Who's Caring For Grandma? 2008

  • She wished she could phone him and tell him she was all right-but under the circumstances, she couldn't call.

    The Tenth Circle Picoult, Jodi, 1966- 2006

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.