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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Photograph: Getty Images In times of uncertainty, people rightly often turn to the encrypted messaging app Signal.
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Brian Barrett, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2025
New Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic member of Congress and military veteran, is rightly known for unconventional views.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
Investors might be rightly concerned about the rise of other methods for assessing risk, such as cash-flow underwriting, an increasingly popular approach where consumers are evaluated based on their bank account inflows and outflows rather than their loan payments.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
For years, American national-security experts have rightly focused on addressing the rising threat from China, but wrongly neglected the threat from Russia, including this ideological menace.
—Michael McFaul, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
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Brian Barrett, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2025
New Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic member of Congress and military veteran, is rightly known for unconventional views.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
Investors might be rightly concerned about the rise of other methods for assessing risk, such as cash-flow underwriting, an increasingly popular approach where consumers are evaluated based on their bank account inflows and outflows rather than their loan payments.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
For years, American national-security experts have rightly focused on addressing the rising threat from China, but wrongly neglected the threat from Russia, including this ideological menace.
—Michael McFaul, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Rightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rightly. Accessed 23 Mar. 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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