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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Clara adores them, and rightly so.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
One’s impression is suddenly modified by the casual strength his handshake conveys, and rightly so, for beneath the elegant lines of his suit are hidden a hard body and the stamina of 10 battalions.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
What counted as cheeky fun in 1986 is, rightly, unthinkable now.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Homeroom placement was designated by test scores, and Smith rightly recalled that her homeroom class with Tupac was filled by twenty-eight Black students — and a gawky white kid named William Yates.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
One’s impression is suddenly modified by the casual strength his handshake conveys, and rightly so, for beneath the elegant lines of his suit are hidden a hard body and the stamina of 10 battalions.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
What counted as cheeky fun in 1986 is, rightly, unthinkable now.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Homeroom placement was designated by test scores, and Smith rightly recalled that her homeroom class with Tupac was filled by twenty-eight Black students — and a gawky white kid named William Yates.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Rightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rightly. Accessed 23 Oct. 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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