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Example Sentences

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Powell and the rest of the committee are, rightly, concerned about the risks of inflation rising again.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Education Minister Paul Givan said the report rightly highlighted the importance of having reliable, comprehensive and earlier assessment information to support children's learning.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has also criticized the CEO's conduct, saying he was "very disappointed, as others are, rightly so, in this unilingual message."

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Persuasion, he rightly believed, isn’t an ornament but the heart of republican leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 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