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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The raw power of Wout van Aert and Mads Pedersen will probably be more effective on the flatter route, and Mathieu van der Poel, going for an unprecedented fourth successive win, is rightly the favorite.
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Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Journalists, including those at The Sun and its Spotlight on Maryland media partners, have rightly raised these issues, dug for facts and asked tough questions.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026
But cunningly, in the years since 1945—and responsibly and rightly, too—the United States put together a system where most of the other strong countries were also friends.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
In a veto message to state lawmakers, Hobbs denounced political violence but suggested that Republicans had inappropriately injected politics into a decision rightly left to a state board that names historic highways.
—David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
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Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Journalists, including those at The Sun and its Spotlight on Maryland media partners, have rightly raised these issues, dug for facts and asked tough questions.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026
But cunningly, in the years since 1945—and responsibly and rightly, too—the United States put together a system where most of the other strong countries were also friends.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
In a veto message to state lawmakers, Hobbs denounced political violence but suggested that Republicans had inappropriately injected politics into a decision rightly left to a state board that names historic highways.
—David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Rightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rightly. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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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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