right and wrong

Example Sentences

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It challenges prevailing power structures and asks people to reconsider their established notions of right and wrong.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

She’s training Claude to detect the difference between right and wrong while imbuing it with unique personality traits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

“All of this confusion, where both accounts are right and wrong at the same time ... it’s going to take a while for somebody to determine that.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

"And you didn't preach to the audience about what's right and wrong, and I think we should all be telling stories like that, so thank you for this dream."

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

“He inquires always,” I said, “into the nature of right and wrong; which is the issue in this present contest.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson