Examples of rightful in a Sentence
The property should be returned to its rightful owner.
He will be given his rightful place in the history books.
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Now, police can treat them as criminal trespassers, removing them on the spot if the owner provides proof of rightful ownership.
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Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Instead, empty it and put the items in their rightful places.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
In 1999, Maher found an expensive camera left behind in the NICU and returned it to its rightful owners, a couple named Harry and Laura Slatkin, per Vanity Fair.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Return jackets, bags, and shoes to their rightful place.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
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Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Instead, empty it and put the items in their rightful places.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
In 1999, Maher found an expensive camera left behind in the NICU and returned it to its rightful owners, a couple named Harry and Laura Slatkin, per Vanity Fair.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Return jackets, bags, and shoes to their rightful place.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Rightful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rightful. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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rightful
adjective
right·ful
ˈrīt-fəl 
2
: having a just or legal claim : legitimate
the rightful owner
rightfulness
noun
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