Examples of rightly in a Sentence
If I remember rightly, today is his birthday.
She rightly anticipated a decline in the value of the stock.
He points out, quite rightly, that there are flaws in the theory.
Many people, rightly or wrongly, believe the economy will soon improve.
She rightly admires his paintings.
People are rightly upset about the city's rising crime rate.
Quite rightly, the police commissioner is being blamed for the city's rising crime rate.
She is proud of her children, and rightly so.
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How does this in any way make sense for this woman who is so protective of Mark, and so rightly mistrustful of Lumon?
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
The Florida Panthers are flying high and rightly the market darling at the moment, but year in year out since their birth in the late ‘80s the Heat has set the standard for winning in South Florida — and not abdicated that this season even among their struggles.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
The public is rightly up in arms over the vast power an unelected, unaccountable person is exerting over the chief executive of their government.
—David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Over the years, much has rightly been made of Moore’s ability to cry onscreen.
—Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
The Florida Panthers are flying high and rightly the market darling at the moment, but year in year out since their birth in the late ‘80s the Heat has set the standard for winning in South Florida — and not abdicated that this season even among their struggles.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
The public is rightly up in arms over the vast power an unelected, unaccountable person is exerting over the chief executive of their government.
—David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Over the years, much has rightly been made of Moore’s ability to cry onscreen.
—Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Rightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rightly. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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rightly
adverb
right·ly
ˈrīt-lē 
1
: in agreement with right conduct
2
: in the right or proper manner
3
: in agreement with truth or fact
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