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Example Sentences
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The Fed chairman rightly declined to answer several questions about this at his press conference.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Aluminum is rightly treated as a national-security industry, since it’s a fundamental input for military systems and hardware.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Yet he was rightly not getting carried away following his first Premier League win.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
When she rebuffs him by calling him an animal, he smiles widely, showcasing fangs one could rightly describe as gorgeous, and coos, “We are all animals, my lady.”
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
“I don’t rightly know. You’d have to ask the professor, he’s the one that rigged up the contraption.”
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
