Examples of rightful in a Sentence
The property should be returned to its rightful owner.
He will be given his rightful place in the history books.
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That error bumped him into the Pinnacle Bank field, while Rayhan Thomas, the rightful first alternate, was left out.
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
These days, there’s no shortage of talk about how Trump’s return to the presidency marks the onset of a culture shift where women and men stay in their rightful lanes.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2025
The former Rolling Stones guitarist and the Metropolitan Museum of Art disagree on the rightful ownership of a 1959 Gibson Les Paul guitar that was once played by Taylor, 76, along with his former bandmate, Keith Richards.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
American workers are too anxious to take their rightful vacation days.
—Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
These days, there’s no shortage of talk about how Trump’s return to the presidency marks the onset of a culture shift where women and men stay in their rightful lanes.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2025
The former Rolling Stones guitarist and the Metropolitan Museum of Art disagree on the rightful ownership of a 1959 Gibson Les Paul guitar that was once played by Taylor, 76, along with his former bandmate, Keith Richards.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
American workers are too anxious to take their rightful vacation days.
—Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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“Rightful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rightful. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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rightful
adjective
right·ful
ˈrīt-fəl 
2
: having a just or legal claim : legitimate
the rightful owner
rightfulness
noun
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