rightful

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

If the money originally came from a compromised account, the rightful owner will eventually flag the transaction as fraudulent.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

Airport employees were quickly on-hand to return the animal to its rightful place in the great outdoors.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Hughes is happy “his” puck surfaced but believes he is the rightful owner of a piece of memorabilia that David Kohler, president of SCP Auctions, estimated might be worth $1 million.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Yet the entire world considers it the rightful property of Somalia, the vortex of unending chaos from which Hargeisa declared its independence in 1991.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

She knew that Caesar might be her only hope to regain her rightful place on Egypt’s throne.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby