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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K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 9 May 2025
Accounts of deficits in service commonly focus on that service’s board, rightly prompting questions of how and why.
—Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
Katrina is rightly judged to have earned her place, too.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 9 May 2025
The twin sister of Captain Hastings wife, Dulcie, has been kidnapped — and Hercule Poirot rightly expects not only extortion to follow, but murder.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for rightly
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“Rightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rightly. Accessed 21 May. 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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