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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Today, the Court rightly rejected efforts to undermine that core protection and instead upheld a principle that is essential to our democracy.
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Mike Snider,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
The White House has seen polling that shows the American people rightly understand that immunization is important.
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CBS News,
28 June 2026
France is a climate-conscious population; there has been a strong aversion to air-conditioning, understood, rightly, as a Band-Aid that might hasten the deleterious resolution of the climate crisis.
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Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
27 June 2026
Never mind that the government has rightly decimated the Outfit by aggressive prosecution.
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Gary Grasso,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
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Mike Snider,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
The White House has seen polling that shows the American people rightly understand that immunization is important.
—
CBS News,
28 June 2026
France is a climate-conscious population; there has been a strong aversion to air-conditioning, understood, rightly, as a Band-Aid that might hasten the deleterious resolution of the climate crisis.
—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
27 June 2026
Never mind that the government has rightly decimated the Outfit by aggressive prosecution.
—
Gary Grasso,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
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“Rightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rightly. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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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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