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Rights in a sentence

Related words

Rights | Right | Rightly | Righting | Righted | Rightness | Righter | Righters | Rightsizing

Rights meaning

plural of right

Using Rights

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of right
  • In the example corpus, rights often appears in combinations such as: human rights, rights and, civil rights.

Context around Rights

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 32.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 13 start, 6 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

human 15× civil 7× gay 3× voting 3× abortion 3× political 2× fundamental 2× positive 2× property 2× workers 2×

Often after:

gay 2× norms 2× act 2× education 2× day 2× include 1× religious 1× cultural 1× human 1× apart 1×

Sentence patterns with Rights

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

accepted human rights norms 1× act property rights and rights 1× and economic rights cultural and 1× and educational rights and familial 1× and familial rights 1× and native rights 1× and other rights protected under 1× and political rights 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

art and resistance 1× as the continent 1× given the uae 1× honor john lewis 1× human rights watch 1× i ve loudly 1×

Common sentence endings:

all other persons 1× an abstract category 1× and familial rights 1× and native rights 1× and political rights 1× ballot which passed 1×

Words around Rights

Just before it in the word index:

rightness 20 rightmove 61 rightmost 32 rightmesh 2 rightlynd 2 rightly 548

Just after it in the word index:

rightsholders 4 rightside 4 rightsize 2 rightsizing 4 rightward 32 rightwards 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

buy 18.345 sure 18.321 soon 18.313 saying 18.309 mother 18.244 college 18.219

Corpus analysis for Rights

  • In this selection, "rights" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 32.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, human, civil, gay, gay, norms and act stand out and add context to how "rights" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include accepted human rights norms, act property rights and rights, civil rights, voting rights and rights watch. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "rights" sits close to words such as buy, sure and soon, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with rights

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Some of the most important rulings will address the recognition of rights by the conservative court: gay rights, gun rights and Native rights. (23 words)

The rights include equality before the law, political rights, religious freedom, personal freedom, social and economic rights, cultural and educational rights, and familial rights. (24 words)

Our Office for Civil Rights interprets the civil rights laws we enforce consistent with free speech and other rights protected under the First Amendment. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

Given the UAE’s notorious record on human rights – including workers’ rights – we call on the Albanese government to not proceed with these negotiations unless and until the UAE takes concrete steps to safeguard workers’ rights,” the union said in April. (41 words)

In the Rights of Men, as the title suggests, she is concerned with the rights of particular men (18th-century British men) while in the Rights of Woman, she is concerned with the rights afforded to "woman", an abstract category. (40 words)

I’ve loudly supported women’s rights, as well as civil rights, gay rights and transgender rights (apart from the absurd new trend of limitless gender self-identification), and I don’t have a prejudiced bone in my body. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

The rights include equality before the law, political rights, religious freedom, personal freedom, social and economic rights, cultural and educational rights, and familial rights.

Over the next 40-odd years, Lauper became queen of the outsiders, an advocate, an ally, a messenger whether it was women’s rights, gay rights, human rights or fundamental rights.

I’ve loudly supported women’s rights, as well as civil rights, gay rights and transgender rights (apart from the absurd new trend of limitless gender self-identification), and I don’t have a prejudiced bone in my body.

Some of the most important rulings will address the recognition of rights by the conservative court: gay rights, gun rights and Native rights.

Human Rights Watch publishes research reports on violations of international human rights norms as set out by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and what it perceives to be other internationally accepted, human-rights norms.

In the Rights of Men, as the title suggests, she is concerned with the rights of particular men (18th-century British men) while in the Rights of Woman, she is concerned with the rights afforded to "woman", an abstract category.

Positive rights versus negative rights main In one sense, a right is a permission to do something or an entitlement to a specific service or treatment from others, and these rights have been called positive rights.

The Civil Rights Movement's success in gaining federal passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 provided enforcement of constitutional rights, including voting for blacks.

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To transfer property is to perform such an act. Property rights and rights to people Property rights are rights over things enforceable against all other persons.

Art and Resistance Through Education’s main commitment is to provide a quality human rights education that informs students about the frameworks that exist to protect their rights and the rights of others.

Last September, the State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor launched a new reporting tool, the Human Rights Reporting Gateway, that enables the public to alert the government of serious human rights violations.

Raise them with rights: Support child rights education and provide children and youth with a platform to exercise their rights as leaders of today and tomorrow.

Ultimately, Black concludes that the civil rights record on Indigenous issues in Canada is weaker than in other areas such as democratic rights and rights of citizenship.

As the continent marks the global observance of International Human Rights Day under the theme, "Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now," FAJ emphasises the devastating impact these abuses have on democracy, development, and the human rights of all Africans.

Given the UAE’s notorious record on human rights – including workers’ rights – we call on the Albanese government to not proceed with these negotiations unless and until the UAE takes concrete steps to safeguard workers’ rights,” the union said in April.

Our Office for Civil Rights interprets the civil rights laws we enforce consistent with free speech and other rights protected under the First Amendment.

Pro-abortion rights activists have sought to follow the path of supporters of abortion rights in Ohio, who last year successfully put an amendment to its state constitution defending abortion rights on the ballot, which passed.

The association emphasizes that freedom of expression and press freedom are enshrined as special fundamental rights in Suriname’s Constitution, the American Convention on Human Rights, and the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

This year's theme for Human Rights Day is: "Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now" which reinforces how human rights affect people everywhere, every day.

Honor John Lewis by passing voting rights bill, leading Democrat urgesHouse majority whip James Clyburn called on Sunday for both voting rights legislation and an infamous bridge in Alabama to be named after the late civil rights hero.

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Common combinations with rights

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "rights" in a sentence?
An example: "The rights include equality before the law, political rights, religious freedom, personal freedom, social and economic rights, cultural and educational rights, and familial rights." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "rights" from authentic English texts.
What does "rights" mean?
Rights means: plural of right
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