rightly

Example Sentences

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No working wife today would stand for it, and rightly so.

From Barron's

Americans are rightly upset about the sustained price pinch for food, energy, housing, autos and other goods since the pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal

Osimhen had the ball in the net after 17 minutes, but was rightly ruled offside.

From Barron's

"The act of making such an image is rightly illegal – the technology enabling it should also be," she said in a report.

From BBC

She added: "Today's strategy rightly recognises the scale of this challenge and the need to address the misogynistic attitudes that underpin it, but the level of investment to achieve this falls seriously short."

From BBC