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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Transparency And Accountability On ROI In times of uncertainty, stakeholders demand clarity—and rightly so.
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Kirsten Wegner, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
What used to be a politics of tolerance and inclusion is now seen—often rightly—as obsessed with identity, hypersensitive to offense, and incapable of self-criticism.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
That’s nearly three times the cost of the 2021 American Rescue Plan, which many Republicans rightly criticized for fueling inflation and fiscal instability.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 19 May 2025
Policymakers rightly expect their statistical systems to deliver useful information on the state of their economies.
—Diane Coyle, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
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Kirsten Wegner, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
What used to be a politics of tolerance and inclusion is now seen—often rightly—as obsessed with identity, hypersensitive to offense, and incapable of self-criticism.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
That’s nearly three times the cost of the 2021 American Rescue Plan, which many Republicans rightly criticized for fueling inflation and fiscal instability.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 19 May 2025
Policymakers rightly expect their statistical systems to deliver useful information on the state of their economies.
—Diane Coyle, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
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“Rightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rightly. Accessed 1 Jun. 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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