How to Use right away in a Sentence

right away

adverb
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  • The things that come to mind right away are the tomatoes and the steak at Narukiyo.
    — Lauren Yoshiko, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 July 2023
  • The cause of a blood clot needs to be found and treated right away.
    — Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 26 Apr. 2023
  • First time back in the playoffs, knock him out right away.
    — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Epps should start right away for a Raiders squad that needs help in the secondary.
    — Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Children also get a chance to play with the items right away.
    — Julie Creswell, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Instead, have an MVP and test it in the market right away.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • That does not mean the trial would start right away if Mr. Trump lost.
    — Adam Liptak, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Shane Gillis acknowledged the elephant in the room right away – sort of.
    — Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2024
  • So, if the number on the scale doesn't change right away, don't give up—keep going.
    — Sarah Felbin, Women's Health, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Like Barb, Christy’s daughter didn’t want to find out right away.
    — Robert Kolker, New York Times, 20 July 2023
  • My sister knew right away that the sounds were gunshots.
    — Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Rays leadoff hitter Yandy Díaz hit a low line drive that snuck over the left field wall to give the Rays the lead right away.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 19 Apr. 2023
  • This texture is a bit subtle but captures the eye right away.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 13 Mar. 2024
  • In fact, your D+ app won’t be speaking to your Hulu app at all, at least not right away.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Her father had the sweetest reaction to hearing the track for the first time, and called her right away.
    — Anna Myers, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Police believe the painting was stolen in the middle of the night on Jan. 10, but the theft wasn't discovered right away.
    — Stepheny Price, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The pair were introduced by a mutual friend and hit it off right away.
    — Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Fill up your cart right away, as items are already selling out.
    — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2023
  • If the blisters cover a large portion of your body, see a healthcare provider right away.
    — Sarah Klein, Health, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Both legislators said the goal of the House bill is to get IVF clinics to reopen right away.
    — Amanda Musa, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
  • If doctors replaced his lungs with healthy ones right away, Bauer wouldn't survive the surgery.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Not all inventions lose their shimmer right away, but the ones that change the world won’t take long to seem humdrum.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
  • But not all other School Board members agreed right away.
    — Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Poll voters figured out right away that 3-0 record was pure fluff.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Rock gets their first credit card and misses a payment right away.
    — Arielle Zibrak, The New Yorker, 12 July 2023
  • Ash Bucket: Ashes that come straight from a fire are often too hot to be dumped right away.
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Some folks take their trees down right away, and the streets of many neighborhoods are littered with Christmas trees on the first few days of the new year.
    — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2023
  • So that was just trying to do damage control right away.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The pair hit it off right away, and after dating for just three months, Jenna asked him to marry her.
    — Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The unemployment rate can tick up when more people look for jobs and can’t find them right away.
    — Paul Wiseman, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2023

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