in its own right
idiom
: because of its own special qualities and not because of a connection with something else
Though it's based on a best-selling novel, the movie is great in its own right.
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That's an interesting prospect for life in its own right, because ammonia lowers the freezing point of water, which opens up a wider range of places where life could survive the cold.
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Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Even that Tim Horton’s is a beautiful place in its own right, the combination of NHL kitsch and traditional Iranian tea paraphernalia offering a delightful microcosm of the film’s twilight zone liminality.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
This is a new kind of oligarchic threat that will need to be taken seriously in its own right.
—BÁlint Madlovics, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
Acquiring a super-efficient, 24-point scorer, as well as numerous draft selections for the coming years, is a win in its own right, especially as their backs were against the wall in the Fox situation.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 4 Feb. 2025
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Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Even that Tim Horton’s is a beautiful place in its own right, the combination of NHL kitsch and traditional Iranian tea paraphernalia offering a delightful microcosm of the film’s twilight zone liminality.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
This is a new kind of oligarchic threat that will need to be taken seriously in its own right.
—BÁlint Madlovics, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
Acquiring a super-efficient, 24-point scorer, as well as numerous draft selections for the coming years, is a win in its own right, especially as their backs were against the wall in the Fox situation.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 4 Feb. 2025
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“In its own right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20its%20own%20right. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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