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as in adequate
of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards it wasn't a great meal, but it was all right

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adverb

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Recent Examples of all right
Adjective
The boat gets out all right, albeit with a platform still sticking out that Tessa couldn’t figure out how to retract. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025 Remi Wolf, a headliner at the event alongside Doechii, came on shortly after Young was carried out to confirm the musician was all right. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2025 Yes, it could be argued that the album did all right without it. Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2025 Meanwhile, Workaholics did all right despite Devine's detour into the a cappella world. Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for all right
Recent Examples of Synonyms for all right
Adjective
  • Prison guards have struggled to stay safe in the facility due to its outdated design.
    Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • These safe haven laws allow parents to relinquish their parental rights within a time limit that differs state to state, according to the National Safe Haven Alliance.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Controversy arose earlier this year after residents, a council member and the mayor declared a cooling station set up for homeless residents and others without adequate heating and cooling as unacceptable.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Make sure to eat a balanced diet and get adequate calories when exercising intensely.
    Wendy Wisner, Health, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Chess pros from around the world have since praised Naroditsky as an honorable player who used his online platform to make chess more accessible.
    Corey Williams, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Despite being deceived, Stone, who dated Garfield for four years, conceded that the actor's dedication to the secret was honorable.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The losers in this round are Toby and our not-so-perfect Tom, who struggles the entire episode, which is strange for a man who is that good-looking.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
  • That’s usually workers in high-skill, good-paying industries or top performers in lower-wage sectors.
    Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The vibes are definitely compromised around Anfield.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Some other state, possibly culminating in a singularity but definitely not an inflationary state itself, must have preceded it.
    Big Think, Big Think, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This lineup of alcohol-free drinks—okay, fine, mocktail recipes—offers a vibrant, inventive way to craft festive zero-proof beverages.
    Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Putting your hands on someone is never, ever okay.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Link play is alright, but David Moyes will want more soon.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • In the first clip, he can be seen making sure his partner is alright before the two get up to try again.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • For architecture fans, the hotel can help set up journeys to pagods and temples over 700 years old; other excursions on offer include trips to floating fishing villages such as Cửa Vạn and Vung Viêng and ethical pearl cultivation.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Courts have occasionally removed government lawyers from cases when an actual conflict of interest or serious ethical violation was proven.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025

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