Examples of 'was rightly' in a sentence

Meaning of "was rightly"

was rightly: This phrase means that a particular action or decision was justified or correct based on the circumstances or facts at hand. It is commonly used to indicate agreement or approval of a past event or behavior

How to use "was rightly" in a sentence

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That report was rightly referred back to committee.
Come out with us before he was rightly up to it.
Ulam was rightly dissatisfied with an old approach.
The collapse of communist ideology was rightly celebrated.
Which was rightly discounted as vanity and paranoia.
The issue of legal challenge was rightly raised.
That approach was rightly discarded as unworkable.
He took the curse that was rightly ours.
He was rightly dubbed the discovery of the tournament.
The comeuppance that was rightly deserved.
Moses was rightly angry with them.
But you thought he was rightly provoked.
What was rightly mentioned is that this is a moment of choice.
The writ petition was rightly dismissed.
She was rightly declared the player of the match.

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Come out with us afore he was rightly up to it.
Judgment was rightly entered for the bank.
He had to be found guilty and was rightly found guilty.
It was rightly regarded as a potential revolutionary situation.
For that he was rightly punished.
He was rightly described by a colleague as a dreary tyrant.
Refugee status was rightly revocated.
She was rightly found guilty of murder.
This contention was rightly rejected.
That was rightly mentioned by the hon.
Urgency clause was rightly invoked.
He was rightly convicted and imprisoned.
That argument was rightly rejected.
It was rightly judged a war crime.
The importance of preserving law and order was rightly stressed.
I believe that was rightly the last timeIsaw her.
Was rightly so.
The liturgy was rightly reverent.
It was rightly said today that the treaty is a precursor in that regard.
Everybody was rightly excited.
Thereby robbing you of the share of gold you thought was rightly yours.
No doubt he was rightly anxious to avoid any premature commitments.
The court held that the evidence was rightly received not protected.
Alex was rightly terrified about what would happen to him.
Let us not forget that our region was rightly called the fertile crescent.
He was rightly attacked for this.
They became violent with the servants the landowner sent to collect what was rightly his.
Matron was rightly celebrated today.
These meant that the infamous Perrier advertisement was rightly banned.
The goal was rightly overturned.
The recent attack on peacekeepers in Darfur was an outrage and was rightly condemned here.
To their chiefs was rightly regarded as one of the main sources of.
From an early date many in the US had felt that Cuba was rightly theirs.
Job was rightly upset.
Despite being a polite gentleman he was rightly upset!

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