right to it
Example Sentences
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Older residents dispute this, saying the settlement predates modern Lagos, and they have what they call a customary right to it.
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026
Hidden behind a row of buildings, it’s not quite noticeable from the road, but a narrow dirt path leads you right to it.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2024
Getting rid of curricula that teach the Doctrine of Discovery — the notion that colonizers "discovered" the Americas and had a legal right to it — is a long-term process.
From Salon • Nov. 30, 2022
He recalled thinking, “Once I signed this, that’s it. I’ll never have a right to it again.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2022
Gilly put her schoolbooks down on the table and went right to it.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
