How to Use rightly in a Sentence

rightly

adverb

• He points out, quite rightly, that there are flaws in the theory.
• She is proud of her children, and rightly so.
• People are rightly upset about the city's rising crime rate.
• She rightly anticipated a decline in the value of the stock.
• Quite rightly, the police commissioner is being blamed for the city's rising crime rate.
• She rightly admires his paintings.
• Many people, rightly or wrongly, believe the economy will soon improve.
• If I remember rightly, today is his birthday.
• They are rightly compared to the Sept. 11 attacks in the U.S.
  — Byalan Murray and Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2023
• Which evoke rightly very, very strong emotions and fears and anger and tears.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2024
• Yet while Juve are (rightly) shouldering much of the blame, the rest of the league isn’t blameless.
  — Emmet Gates, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
• The popular shapewear brand has been around for a while and is rightly back in the spotlight.
  — Ellen McAlpine, Women's Health, 25 Aug. 2023
• Not all abuse leaves a mark on the skin, the filmmakers suggest, and rightly so.
  — Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2023
• The summer tires are the optional ones here, and rightly so.
  — Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 31 Jan. 2023
• And rightly so—that’s a huge and drastic lifestyle change!
  — Kira Onysko, SELF, 10 Jan. 2024
• So some of that criticism was rightly founded, but a lot of it was not.
  — Alice Park, Time, 21 Aug. 2023
• The Lobster Reuben and Key lime pie are famous (and rightly so), so bring your appetite.
  — Tracey Minkin, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2023
• So much of the focus has been on women, rightly so, but men are voters, too.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2022
• But in the near term, investors are rightly cautious about the probable speed bumps ahead.
  — Jacky Wong, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2022
• The modest Aaron might have rightly pointed to himself.
  — Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2023
• Here’s why the tide is turning against remote work (rightly or wrongly).
  — Jane Thier, Fortune, 14 June 2023
• The idea of scanning your entire home and uploading it to Amazon’s servers will rightly scare a few folks.
  — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 14 Nov. 2023
• That's why tight-fitting leggings have been embraced by more guys, and rightly so.
  — Men's Health, 16 Feb. 2023
• In the 52nd minute, Tchouameni tripped Bukayo Saka just inside the box and England was – rightly – awarded the penalty.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2022
• Judy's impressive record has rightly secured her a shot at the title.
  — Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2024
• For years, carbon dioxide has been the bogeyman of climate change, and rightly so.
  — Tianyi Sun, CNN, 20 Oct. 2022
• The detractors are referring to the products that contain acids, and rightly so.
  — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 10 Jan. 2024
• That distinction more rightly belongs to Ronald Reagan, who used the phrase first in his 1980 campaign.
  — Stefan M. Bradley, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2022
• In any event, the title primes us for a tale of mythological resonance, and rightly so.
  — Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024
• The job now belongs to the voters, who are rightly skeptical of partisans stripping them of that choice.
  — The Editors, National Review, 20 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024