justly
Example Sentences
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"No one should be fooled into thinking that this fraud appeal belatedly succeeding suggests the Hong Kong system operates fairly or justly," she told the BBC.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
The justly celebrated Paul Volcker, central banking hero and Fed chairman from 1979 to 1987, had an M.A. in political economy, but no Ph.D.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
Its supporters portray it as a technocratic, “content neutral” measure to ensure democratically enacted EU member states’ laws are applied justly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
Paull’s neo-futuristic visions of a 2019 Los Angeles had recently earned him an Oscar nomination for “Blade Runner,” justly applauded as a dystopian masterpiece.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025
Men whose will was tempered to a sharper edge might have done much better: talked more, shared the water more justly, given more ease to the sick, and kept their courage higher.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
