rightfully

Example Sentences

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Watching a capybara come when called is a highly Instagrammable moment, my in-person proof that capybaras have rightfully earned their status as a 2020s internet meme.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

"The family member sees public exposure as the only way to hopefully return the painting to the Goudstikker heirs, where it rightfully belongs," Brand told AFP.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Others will rightfully find that this compromises the book.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

He says markets are rightfully sensitive to those signals, given the big economic risks that come with rising oil prices.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Amari looked terrified, Polly thought, and rightfully so.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper