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 Iranian American analyst Karim Sadjadpour rightly counts it as one of the three remaining ideological pillars of the regime, alongside anti-Americanism and anti-Zionism.
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
Helen Mirren will rightly receive one of Hollywood’s highest honors in the new year.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2025
While the focus this month is rightly on awareness and prevention, the caregivers often remain in the background.
—Essence, 31 Oct. 2025
Because of the nuclear test-ban treaty there is, quite rightly, no way to test the hypothesis that the transients are related to atmospheric phenomena caused by nuclear explosions, of which there were at least 124 above the ground between 1951 and 1957.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
Helen Mirren will rightly receive one of Hollywood’s highest honors in the new year.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2025
While the focus this month is rightly on awareness and prevention, the caregivers often remain in the background.
—Essence, 31 Oct. 2025
Because of the nuclear test-ban treaty there is, quite rightly, no way to test the hypothesis that the transients are related to atmospheric phenomena caused by nuclear explosions, of which there were at least 124 above the ground between 1951 and 1957.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Rightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rightly. Accessed 17 Nov. 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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