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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

The new HHS initiative rightly recognizes the harms of overprescription and the potential for negative side effects from long-term psychiatric medication in young people.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

McFarlane told BBC Radio 5 Live after the game that the team's character had been "questioned a lot and rightly so at times" - but not by him.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Neighborhood people are scared of him, and rightly so.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick