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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New novels are rightly praised for breaking with traditional forms and criticized for turning to stale formulas and cliches.
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Nathaniel Moore
september 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
Zwei is often and rightly considered the best of the first two games in the Panzer Dragoon series, with some even holding it above Orta, which was later released on the Xbox.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The late Tom Wolfe, rubbing his hands with glee and spilling lemonade on his white suit, would be delighted that tradition has now taken its revenge on stuffy Bauhaus Europeanism, and maybe rightly so.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
These milestones were rightly celebrated as victories of the Civil Rights Movement.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
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Nathaniel Moore
september 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
Zwei is often and rightly considered the best of the first two games in the Panzer Dragoon series, with some even holding it above Orta, which was later released on the Xbox.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The late Tom Wolfe, rubbing his hands with glee and spilling lemonade on his white suit, would be delighted that tradition has now taken its revenge on stuffy Bauhaus Europeanism, and maybe rightly so.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
These milestones were rightly celebrated as victories of the Civil Rights Movement.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Rightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rightly. Accessed 15 Sep. 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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