How to Use in its own right in a Sentence

in its own right

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  • The loss of so many birds is troubling in its own right.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Pulling that off was a battle to the finish in its own right.
    Simon Thompson, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024
  • That, in its own right, makes this piece of luggage stand out.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Girls Will Be Girls, a classic in its own right, laid the groundwork for hits to come.
    Spin Staff, SPIN, 15 Aug. 2022
  • That’s a win in its own right, even though Combs was passed over for a Grammy once again.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
  • At the time, the varsity squad had a 51-game winning streak and the JV team was a force in its own right.
    Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
  • Each site on it, of course, is a powerful place in its own right.
    Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2023
  • In recent years, the humble email became a star in its own right.
    Katie Robertson, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2022
  • In the decades since, this model has become an object of study in its own right.
    Quanta Magazine, 18 Dec. 2023
  • And, while each of these styles earned the spotlight in its own right, a leggy fall/winter 2023 is in the forecast.
    Ciarra Lorren Zatorski, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2023
  • And Noah knows firsthand that even if an artist doesn’t take home an award, a night at the Grammys is a win in its own right.
    Neena Rouhani, Billboard, 15 Dec. 2022
  • At the time, the Damascus varsity squad had a 51-game winning streak and the JV team was a force in its own right.
    Dan Morse, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Getting the best possible version of the BPRA was a battle in its own right.
    Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 4 May 2023
  • That is noteworthy in its own right, given Crawford’s path to the big leagues.
    Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Through the years, chewing seeds has become a tradition in its own right, a way to pass the time for players.
    Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 30 July 2023
  • Your source for lessons and excursions is Redding’s The Fly Shop, famous in its own right for four decades.
    Janet Fullwood, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2024
  • On the contrary, the house was an event score in its own right, to be performed by the people inhabiting it.
    Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 31 July 2022
  • That’s almost an assault on the Uk economy in its own right.
    Simon Constable, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Bringing the conflict to a close would be an important challenge in its own right.
    Andrew F. Krepinevich, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Read full article And getting there is a challenge in its own right.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Here are the best small towns in the American Southwest, each a destination in its own right.
    Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2023
  • One was the falling snow, which becomes almost a character in its own right.
    Jorge Camarotti, The New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2022
  • But Jackson, about 12 miles from the village and nine miles from Jackson Hole Airport, is marvelous in its own right.
    Kayleigh Kulp, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2023
  • But those three kicks did not go between the uprights and in its own right, those points left on the field are another reason why Auburn won.
    Matt Cohen | McOhen@al.com, al, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The cat featured in the film is famous in its own right, though: It is owned by director Vaughn and his wife Claudia Schiffer.
    Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2023
  • By the time the eels come into play, Wiseman has established Le Bois sans Feuilles as a character in its own right.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The rich foie gras melted into the coarser chopped heritage pork, which was indulgent in its own right.
    Vivienne Peters; Photos By Judy Revenaugh, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The Muppets version of this classic Christmas carol from the 1700s has become a classic in its own right.
    Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The humble email newsletter, which became a star in its own right, appears headed back to earth.
    Katie Robertson, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Lucky for Musk, his main company, Tesla, is headed for greatness in its own right in Wood’s eyes.
    Jane Thier, Fortune, 17 May 2023

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