How to Use rightful in a Sentence

rightful

adjective

• He will be given his rightful place in the history books.
• The property should be returned to its rightful owner.
• But Djokovic had things to do and a rightful place in his 36th Grand Slam final.
  — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2023
• Both Hoekstra and Karamo now claim to be the rightful party chair.
  — Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 7 Feb. 2024
• Someone with a rightful claim to the Iron Throne who aims to free people and take her place as the one queen to rule them all.
  — WIRED, 25 Oct. 2022
• But the pearlies argue over which group is the rightful caretaker of the pearly legacy.
  — Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
• Dust the full shelves before placing books back in their rightful spots.
  — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Jan. 2023
• In this scenario, the rightful owner is likely nowhere to be found.
  — Ilyce Glink and Samuel J. Tamkin, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
• That brings us to the Phillies, and perhaps a bit of rightful indignation.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2022
• The Stokes council and the Braxton council both claim to be the rightful council members.
  — Kyle Whitmire | [e-mail], al, 20 July 2023
• Her glam is the rightful focus, with a sharp cat-eye and full pink lip taking center stage.
  — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 10 Aug. 2023
• Lake hopes the court will declare her the rightful winner of the Nov. 8 election or order a new election.
  — Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2022
• All those projects began with the process of buying land from rightful owners.
  — Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 10 Aug. 2023
• But the battle drawn over the rightful heir to Warhol’s Montauk property came to a head in July.
  — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2023
• But like a light in the darkness, hope springs forth when Aang, a young Air Nomad, and the last of his kind, reawakens to take his rightful place as the next Avatar.
  — Dana Feldman, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
• Then, sort through whatever is left in the basket and return it to its rightful home.
  — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2022
• In recent years, works of art that were taken by the Nazis have been returned to their rightful owners.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 12 Feb. 2024
• After the two lifted the cloth to reveal the bust of Howley that will now take its rightful place in the Hall, Lilly bent over and kissed it on the head.
  — David Moore, Dallas News, 5 Aug. 2023
• Taking its rightful place as the heart of the home, the kitchen features a balance between robustness and gloss.
  — Jessica Cherner, House Beautiful, 8 Mar. 2023
• But crucially, the person who wields the Darksaber must win it in battle to be the rightful owner.
  — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 28 Feb. 2023
• Sunday, Thomas will take his rightful place among Browns Legends, a group that includes some of the best to ever play.
  — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2022
• Milk became a martyr for the gay rights movement and has a rightful place in the pantheon of progressive heroes in the U.S.
  — David Masciotra, The New Republic, 30 Sep. 2022
• In 2018, the Louvre opened an exhibition of art stolen by Nazis, claiming that the goal was to find the works’ rightful owners.
  — Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Aug. 2022
• Of course, these bagels have their rightful place, and their low cost is a core part of this food’s history and identity.
  — Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 27 June 2023
• The watch was believed to have been stolen by Ono’s former driver years ago, and in June, a Geneva court ruled that Ono is the rightful owner of the piece.
  — Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2023
• Not all see the law as the rightful place to sort out these kinds of feelings—or don’t know precisely how to authorize it to do so.
  — Tricia C. Bruce, Time, 20 Aug. 2022
• Now, 54 years later, the piece has been returned to its rightful owner, the FBI announced on Friday.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
• From crowd reaction, to match layout, this felt like the rightful main event, and the first tag team main event since WrestleMania 1.
  — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
• The camera makes its way into her home, where everything has been put back in its rightful place.
  — Shannon Carlin, Time, 14 Oct. 2022
• Wishes lose strength if they’re used without the consent of their rightful owner.
  — Yasmine Alsayyad, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024