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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Taylor Swift is now the rightful owner of all of her music, and Patrick and Brittany Mahomes are loving it.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025
The unclaimed property trust fund is made up of money that was lost on the way to its rightful owners, such as old 401(k)s, insurance payouts, and more — money that belongs to individuals, not the state.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 29 May 2025
In Baku’s eyes, Moscow had snatched away its rightful victory.
—Zaur Shiriyev, Foreign Affairs, 26 May 2025
In the case of genetic data, the individual human being from whom the genetic code was derived is the rightful owner of that genetic data.
—Moti Mizrahi, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025
The unclaimed property trust fund is made up of money that was lost on the way to its rightful owners, such as old 401(k)s, insurance payouts, and more — money that belongs to individuals, not the state.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 29 May 2025
In Baku’s eyes, Moscow had snatched away its rightful victory.
—Zaur Shiriyev, Foreign Affairs, 26 May 2025
In the case of genetic data, the individual human being from whom the genetic code was derived is the rightful owner of that genetic data.
—Moti Mizrahi, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
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“Rightful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rightful. Accessed 6 Jun. 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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