rightly
Example Sentences
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While he rightly celebrates the fall in poverty rates in his four successes, he does not note the more modest success for sub-Saharan Africa as a whole.
The officials are there to make decisions rightly or wrongly.
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If that was what this was supposed to be, it would rightly be judged a spectacular failure because no one of rank followed his example.
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As time went by and we became established, teams coming to Stoke were much more prepared for the experience, and our supporters became less reliant on our underdog status and rightly so.
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Mr. Epstein rightly criticizes the defensive tone that now characterizes some exchanges at White House briefings.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
