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by title vested in yourself or by virtue of qualifications that you have achieved
a peer in his own right
a leading sports figure in his own right
she's a rich woman in her own right rather than by inheritance
a fine opera in its own right
an excellent novel in its own right
How To Use in his own right In A Sentence
- He became a highly proficient artist and craftsman in his own right. The Times Literary Supplement
- Clive is a master on lap slide, 6 and 12 string guitars, as well as being a considerable singer/songwriter in his own right.
- He looked like skinned cattle in his own right, with blood points and wormy veins all over his fat cheeks. PROSPECT HILL
- He began making recordings under his own name in the mid-'80s - around the time he was diagnosed with HIV - and for the better part of the next two decades, became known as a masterful interpreter and accompanist in his own right. NPR Topics: News
- He was a master engraver in his own right, and it turned out it took him a week to forge a single tenner. A SONG AT TWILIGHT
- Harbin: Shelton and I organize most of the convention between us; Shelton is like the Godfather, the public face of the show and kind of an industry icon in his own right. Talking Comics with Tim: Dustin Harbin | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment
- The guy who does the voice of the French Colombo is a legend in his own right, taking what Peter Falk says and adding his own mannerisms and characteristics.
- (Hebrew: mitsrssyim -- "Egypt") mourn, that is an indication in what high esteem he was held, both as a prince in his own right as well as the father of Joseph. Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1
- His back catalogue of songs confirms his reputation as one of the country's most accomplished singer-songwriters who can command huge audiences in his own right.
- As well as being a fine poet in his own right, he was also a distinguished scholar and teacher. Times, Sunday Times
