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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Daniel Elwell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
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Bischof says a lot of institutions have archives and collections that rightly sit in vaults, protected.
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Daniel Elwell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
The strategy rightly establishes freedom of navigation and regional stability as priorities in the Indo-Pacific, positioning China as a competitor while underscoring the importance of avoiding direct conflict with a nuclear power that is a military behemoth.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2025
Bischof says a lot of institutions have archives and collections that rightly sit in vaults, protected.
—Jackie Northam, NPR, 7 Dec. 2025
While the recent heavy selling in bitcoin and ether is rightly getting all the short-term attention, this estate planning issue is a longer-term one that's likely to be exacerbated as crypto adoption and ownership increase.
—Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2025
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“Rightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rightly. Accessed 16 Dec. 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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