How to Use on the right/wrong track in a Sentence

on the right/wrong track

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  • If the former, then the U.S. may be on the right track.
    — Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Since then, the Panthers seem to be back on the right track.
    — Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Going over the fine print keeps you on the right track.
    — USA TODAY, 3 July 2023
  • Still, there are some who think Labour is on the right track.
    — Samantha Conti, WWD, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Be sure to carry a map or trail app to keep you on the right track to the falls.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2023
  • What must happen to put the Rockies on the right track?
    — Tony Blengino, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • The Kansas City Current is on the right track to play in that game, too.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024
  • Liverpool’s start to the season shows that the club are on the right track.
    — Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The 16th is a time to cope with unresolved issues and get on the right track.
    — Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The small gain is an endorsement from investors that Google is on the right track in the AI war.
    — Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Carter felt like his life was finally on the right track.
    — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Baier pointed to polling that shows 79% of the country believes the country is on the wrong track.
    — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Though hailed and paid as one, Booker isn’t quite there yet (no great sin for a 22-year-old on the right track).
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 19 June 2023
  • For months, polls have shown that voters believe the nation and this state are off on the wrong track.
    — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
  • Only twenty-nine per cent in the same survey say that the country is on the right track.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2024
  • While divided, that’s a marked shift from The Sun’s poll four years ago, when just 17% believed the city to be on the right track.
    — Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Slow, decisive action will keep you on the right track and ease your mind.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 9 May 2024
  • From how things are playing out, most couples show signs of being on the right track.
    — Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 8 Oct. 2024
  • While there’s not a ton of time to go until that target date comes around, Norway seems to be on the right track.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2024
  • This is really – number one, 65% of the people in your poll say the country's on the wrong track.
    — NBC News, 22 Sep. 2024
  • This plan is on the right track with several high-rise buildings.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2023
  • And after a 2-0 victory over Bolivia in the opening group stage game, on June 23, the plan seemed on the right track.
    — Sean Gregory, TIME, 2 July 2024
  • Only 23 percent, less than a quarter of the country, say that we're headed on the right track.
    — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2023
  • While Maryland hasn’t identified a go-to player, one more year could get them on the right track.
    — Chloe Peterson, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Among female voters, 38 percent say the state is on the right track and 43 percent approve of Youngkin.
    — Emily Guskin, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023
  • As Raquella’s great-great-granddaughter, Lila might be able to see if Valya is on the right track.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2024
  • But the harder Beijing pushes that false narrative, the more Taiwan is proved to be on the right track.
    — Jaushieh Joseph Wu, Foreign Affairs, 9 May 2024
  • Better to consider this a signal delay and get back on the right track.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 June 2024
  • Nearly 3-in-4 voters say the city is on the wrong track and Adams has an abysmal 67% unfavorable rating.
    — Michael Bocian, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
  • These development overhauls put American goalies on the right track from a younger age.
    — Jesse Granger, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025

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