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Recent Examples of rightly After Lyndon Dykes had barged the Irishman over the touchline in an aerial duel, the Scotland international followed up not long afterwards with a crunching tackle that rightly resulted in a Wrexham free kick. Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025 While often, and rightly, associated with Scotland, the tartan was and remains a pivotal piece of clothing for Highland clans and symbolizes clan kinship. Julia Teti, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025 Today, it’s rightly judged as one of the greatest films of all time. Kevin Lincoln, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025 Excel, a program that does complex math on a human’s behalf, is often associated, rightly, with corporate drudgery. Mikayla Whitmore, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for rightly 

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“Rightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rightly. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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