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Example Sentences

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“This is what happens when you take the lead in polls,” he rightly noted.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Also, I am afraid your columns do not sufficiently extol the value of work, which Voltaire rightly claimed protects us from the evils of boredom, vice, and poverty.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

"He is in control of his actions, so suddenly the attacker goes from offside to onside. That is why the goal rightly stands. That is disastrous from Guehi."

From BBC • May 5, 2026

They might not be able to get into the weeds of the finer points of monetary policy, but they rightly sensed the central bank’s shortcomings in recent years.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

“She ain’t my mama, so I don’t rightly care.”

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper