How to Use rightly in a Sentence

rightly

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• He points out, quite rightly, that there are flaws in the theory.
• She is proud of her children, and rightly so.
• People are rightly upset about the city's rising crime rate.
• She rightly anticipated a decline in the value of the stock.
• Quite rightly, the police commissioner is being blamed for the city's rising crime rate.
• She rightly admires his paintings.
• Many people, rightly or wrongly, believe the economy will soon improve.
• If I remember rightly, today is his birthday.
• They are rightly compared to the Sept. 11 attacks in the U.S.
  — Byalan Murray and Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2023
• This topic made the front page of the New York Times, and rightly so.
  — Katherine Ognyanova, STAT, 29 Apr. 2022
• Gobert’s in the paint to prevent the shot, and the Mavs do kick it out, rightly.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Apr. 2022
• Which evoke rightly very, very strong emotions and fears and anger and tears.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2024
• The Dolphins rightly see him as a top-10 QB if not quite top-tier.
  — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
• Yet while Juve are (rightly) shouldering much of the blame, the rest of the league isn’t blameless.
  — Emmet Gates, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
• The popular shapewear brand has been around for a while and is rightly back in the spotlight.
  — Ellen McAlpine, Women's Health, 25 Aug. 2023
• Not all abuse leaves a mark on the skin, the filmmakers suggest, and rightly so.
  — Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2023
• The summer tires are the optional ones here, and rightly so.
  — Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 31 Jan. 2023
• Much will be made, and rightly so, of Irving and the Celtics meeting with a title on the line.
  — Tim Reynolds, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2024
• About a year ago, there were rightly questions and concerns all over the group.
  — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2024
• And rightly so—that’s a huge and drastic lifestyle change!
  — Kira Onysko, SELF, 10 Jan. 2024
• It’s since rightly been regarded as among the very best films of its decade.
  — Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
• These canvas tents get their name from the clever mashup of the words glamorous and camping—and rightly so.
  — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 25 July 2024
• The chance to see two actors of this caliber at the top of their game will, rightly, sell tickets and win hearts.
  — David Benedict, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
• The drumbeat of economic news has you on edge, and rightly so.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 27 July 2022
• So some of that criticism was rightly founded, but a lot of it was not.
  — Alice Park, Time, 21 Aug. 2023
• The Lobster Reuben and Key lime pie are famous (and rightly so), so bring your appetite.
  — Tracey Minkin, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2023
• So much of the focus has been on women, rightly so, but men are voters, too.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2022
• But in the near term, investors are rightly cautious about the probable speed bumps ahead.
  — Jacky Wong, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2022
• Harris has rightly accused Trump of preferring to exploit the idea of a border crisis to addressing it.
  — Andrés Martinez, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024
• There's a reason all 50 states and the District of Columbia require certain vaccinations for kids in public school — without them, communities would be vulnerable to diseases that used to be widely and rightly feared.
  — Brian Castrucci, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 29 Oct 2024