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Examples of rightful in a Sentence
The property should be returned to its rightful owner.
He will be given his rightful place in the history books.
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Sportswriter and Bears fan LaVelle Neal from the Star Tribune had it, Collins said, but has returned it to its rightful home.
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Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2024
Sajak took his rightful spot and continued the show without comments on Leto's appearance.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
In that case, landlords may be knowingly, willfully or recklessly violating the FCRA by disregarding the tenant’s rightful basis for withholding rent.
—Adam Singer, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Like nuclear weapons, the weaponization of food can bring about mass civilian deaths and unthinkable horrors, provoking rightful moral outrage at the prospect of its use.
—Zach Helder, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2024
Galileo's legacy Galileo's contributions to physics, mathematics and astronomy echo across the ages, earning him a rightful place among history's greatest minds.
—Maeghan Dolph, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2024
In King’s Landing, young King Aegon is doubling down on his claim to the Iron Throne, which his half-sister Rhaenyra views as her rightful inheritance from their late father.
—Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
Two other gatherings popped up in its place, as backers of former chair Kristina Karamo – who still claims to be the rightful Michigan GOP party leader – met after being refused credentials to the Grand Rapids convention for missing the registration deadline.
—USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2024
With the current incarnation of the Avatar yet to emerge, the world has loses hope until Aang (Gordon Cormier), a young airbender, reawakens to take his rightful place.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2024
Sajak took his rightful spot and continued the show without comments on Leto's appearance.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
In that case, landlords may be knowingly, willfully or recklessly violating the FCRA by disregarding the tenant’s rightful basis for withholding rent.
—Adam Singer, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Like nuclear weapons, the weaponization of food can bring about mass civilian deaths and unthinkable horrors, provoking rightful moral outrage at the prospect of its use.
—Zach Helder, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2024
Galileo's legacy Galileo's contributions to physics, mathematics and astronomy echo across the ages, earning him a rightful place among history's greatest minds.
—Maeghan Dolph, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2024
In King’s Landing, young King Aegon is doubling down on his claim to the Iron Throne, which his half-sister Rhaenyra views as her rightful inheritance from their late father.
—Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
Two other gatherings popped up in its place, as backers of former chair Kristina Karamo – who still claims to be the rightful Michigan GOP party leader – met after being refused credentials to the Grand Rapids convention for missing the registration deadline.
—USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2024
With the current incarnation of the Avatar yet to emerge, the world has loses hope until Aang (Gordon Cormier), a young airbender, reawakens to take his rightful place.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Rightful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rightful. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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rightful
adjective
right·ful
ˈrīt-fəl 
2
: having a just or legal claim : legitimate
the rightful owner
rightfulness
noun
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