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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Megan McCluskey, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
He must be seen standing up to foreign oppressors who seek to humiliate China and thwart its rightful rise.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
And now, come August 2, 2025, Sterling Sharpe will finally take his rightful place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame!
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Shiites, however, believed that leadership should stay within the prophet’s family, favoring Ali — the prophet’s cousin and son-in-law — as his rightful successor.
—Ismaeel Naar, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
He must be seen standing up to foreign oppressors who seek to humiliate China and thwart its rightful rise.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
And now, come August 2, 2025, Sterling Sharpe will finally take his rightful place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame!
—Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Shiites, however, believed that leadership should stay within the prophet’s family, favoring Ali — the prophet’s cousin and son-in-law — as his rightful successor.
—Ismaeel Naar, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Rightful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rightful. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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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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