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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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Still, there’s rightful concern about unintended consequences and misuse.
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Mellody Hobson, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
Use multi-factor authentication Most major websites now support multi-factor or two-step authentication, which requires not only a username and password but additional assurances that a user is the rightful account holder.
—Brian Fung, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
The government tried to get that part of the lawsuit dismissed, arguing that Austin had already used his rightful discretion to decide how to implement the law.
—Megan Rose, ProPublica, 3 Apr. 2024
Sportswriter and Bears fan LaVelle Neal from the Star Tribune had it, Collins said, but has returned it to its rightful home.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2024
Sajak took his rightful spot and continued the show without comments on Leto's appearance.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
In that case, landlords may be knowingly, willfully or recklessly violating the FCRA by disregarding the tenant’s rightful basis for withholding rent.
—Adam Singer, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Like nuclear weapons, the weaponization of food can bring about mass civilian deaths and unthinkable horrors, provoking rightful moral outrage at the prospect of its use.
—Zach Helder, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2024
Galileo's legacy Galileo's contributions to physics, mathematics and astronomy echo across the ages, earning him a rightful place among history's greatest minds.
—Maeghan Dolph, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2024
Mellody Hobson, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
Use multi-factor authentication Most major websites now support multi-factor or two-step authentication, which requires not only a username and password but additional assurances that a user is the rightful account holder.
—Brian Fung, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
The government tried to get that part of the lawsuit dismissed, arguing that Austin had already used his rightful discretion to decide how to implement the law.
—Megan Rose, ProPublica, 3 Apr. 2024
Sportswriter and Bears fan LaVelle Neal from the Star Tribune had it, Collins said, but has returned it to its rightful home.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2024
Sajak took his rightful spot and continued the show without comments on Leto's appearance.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
In that case, landlords may be knowingly, willfully or recklessly violating the FCRA by disregarding the tenant’s rightful basis for withholding rent.
—Adam Singer, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Like nuclear weapons, the weaponization of food can bring about mass civilian deaths and unthinkable horrors, provoking rightful moral outrage at the prospect of its use.
—Zach Helder, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2024
Galileo's legacy Galileo's contributions to physics, mathematics and astronomy echo across the ages, earning him a rightful place among history's greatest minds.
—Maeghan Dolph, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2024
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“Rightful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rightful. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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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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