Sentence examples for may not rightfully from inspiring English sources

But suppose that precisely the same act, instead of being called "driving the one out,'' should be called "the seceding of the others from that one,'' it would be exactly what the seceders claim to do; unless, indeed, they make the point, that the one, because it is a minority, may rightfully do, what the others, because they are a majority, may not rightfully do.

In Connelly's defense, much of the blame for this may not rightfully fall solely on his shoulders.

Museums today constantly struggle with the question of whether to return objects that may not be rightfully theirs.

The issue, he said, is whether the central bank has taken on duties that, according to the German Constitution, rightfully belong to the country and may not be transferred.

Lots of peninsula and Silicon Valley suburbs oppose more housing construction because they are rightfully concerned about more traffic congestion; they may not have the right street and parcel structure to handle more population and employment growth at the moment.

If the reasons are not valid (for example, the company could be hemorrhaging money and it may not be fiscally feasible), call them out on it and demand what's fair and rightfully due to you.

Courtney Love's daughter may not be able to get her mother banned from Twitter, but she takes what's rightfully hers.

It may not be sensitive to say that some, just some, of the writers in this generous volume might have rightfully been relegated to obscurity, but one can't help thinking, at times, that literary history may have passed them over for a reason, just as it has passed over mediocre male writers.

On the other hand, we view it with suspicion and rightfully so as numerous experts warn of a future where jobs will be replaced by technology at a speed that we may not be prepared for.

It was not rightfully theirs.

"We didn't want objects that weren't rightfully ours," she said.