Rightful is an English word with synonyms like just or true. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Rightful meaning
By right; by law.
Synonyms of Rightful
Using Rightful
- The main meaning on this page is: By right; by law.
- Useful related words include: just, true, lawful, legitimate.
- In the example corpus, rightful often appears in combinations such as: the rightful, its rightful, rightful place.
Context around Rightful
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 10 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Rightful
- In this selection, "rightful" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, owners, winner and owner stand out and add context to how "rightful" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as the rightful head of and as the rightful winner of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "rightful" sits close to words such as alterations, assortment and bushes, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with rightful
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In my opinion, the rightful answer is no. (8 words)
Analyzing the current standings, we strongly believes that Jalen Hurts is the rightful NFL MVP favorite. (16 words)
Apapa asserted that as the rightful head of the Labour Party, he belonged in the plaintiffs’ gallery. (17 words)
A woman shown on a viral video arguing over a rental bike in New York has hired an attorney and produced the receipt that shows she was the rightful renter of the motorized bike – not the man she was arguing with. (41 words)
But the Tribunal deducted 165,663 votes from Governor Yusuf’s total as invalid votes, stating that the ballot papers were not stamped or signed and therefore declared them invalid, thereby returning Gawuna as the rightful winner of the election. (40 words)
However, the royal courtiers, realizing that Pratap, not Jagmal, was the rightful inheritor of the Mewar throne, physically removed Jagmal from the throne and asked Pratap to take his rightful place. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
However, the royal courtiers, realizing that Pratap, not Jagmal, was the rightful inheritor of the Mewar throne, physically removed Jagmal from the throne and asked Pratap to take his rightful place.
According to Basharat, Hamas is not going to stand by and allow Israel and the PA to exploit what it considers its rightful property.
Analyzing the current standings, we strongly believes that Jalen Hurts is the rightful NFL MVP favorite.
Apapa asserted that as the rightful head of the Labour Party, he belonged in the plaintiffs’ gallery.
A woman shown on a viral video arguing over a rental bike in New York has hired an attorney and produced the receipt that shows she was the rightful renter of the motorized bike – not the man she was arguing with.
But now the force is appealing for information to link the other vehicles back with their rightful owners.
But the Tribunal deducted 165,663 votes from Governor Yusuf’s total as invalid votes, stating that the ballot papers were not stamped or signed and therefore declared them invalid, thereby returning Gawuna as the rightful winner of the election.
California Lottery remains confident that Edwin Castro is the rightful winner of the $2.04 billion prize stemming from the Powerball drawing in November of 2022,” they said.
Connecticut’s bill will potentially return millions of dollars to the rightful owners, benefitting people, businesses, nonprofits, and municipal governments.
Despite being discarded, the painting is back in its rightful place - with the man who painted it as a tribute to his dearly departed wife.
Firefighters said that after being removed from the bog the 'happy cow' was seen grazing in its 'rightful place'.
Gene takes it upon himself to look after the toilet and even rescues it from the thief who stole it from its rightful owners.
Gideon has always called himself the "rightful ruler" of Mandalore, but, if he was given the Darksaber, he also had no legitimacy whatsoever.
He found another one later the same day and didn’t have to look far to find their rightful owner.
However, delay by the Centre in giving the second instalment has resulted in the workers being denied their rightful pay.
However, the judgment is not to determine who is the rightful king of the AmaZulu, Davis said, as that is not what the applicants had tried to contest in court.
I am confident that under his leadership, Tata Electronics will lead India to take its rightful position in the global semiconductor and precision manufacturing industry,” Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran said.
In my opinion, the rightful answer is no.
It turns out Victor will decide it’s time to step back in and take his rightful place on the Newman throne.
Just days after reading Dan's appeal in the paper, Kirsty MacIntyre has now come forward to tell Dan she is glad his ID was returned to its rightful owner.
Common combinations with rightful
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: