rightful

Example Sentences

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Airport employees were quickly on-hand to return the animal to its rightful place in the great outdoors.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Hughes is happy “his” puck surfaced but believes he is the rightful owner of a piece of memorabilia that David Kohler, president of SCP Auctions, estimated might be worth $1 million.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Or maybe you worry that if the attorney exploits your relative and leaves them destitute, the rightful heirs will inherit little.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

He understood that stability grows from dignity, not domination, and his decrees affirmed that all peoples and beliefs had a rightful place under the law.

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2026

“I feel like I’ve been holding on to it until the rightful owner came along, and it looks to me like he’s finally shown up. What took you so long, child?”

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis