Sentence examples for rightly won from inspiring English sources
His campaigns rightly won him huge acclaim, and much business.
THE Gordon and Eddie show closed after one performance, but it rightly won rave reviews.
Soderbergh's direction rightly won an Oscar, as did Benicio Del Toro's performance as an upright cop.
William Chappell's original designs rightly won a burst of applause from the audience: their depth, detail and color still enchant.
The two parties fought an electoral battle for the presidency in 2006 that was so vicious that both still claim to have rightly won.
Lambert has rightly won many plaudits for guiding an unfashionable Norwich side to 12th place in their first season since promotion to the Premier League.
Tom's take: "McConaughey rightly wins for his blistering performance.
The only network with a femtocell right now is Vodafone, and its SureSignal is a work of genius, rightly winning awards for its simplicity and efficacy.
Kate Honea and Nicole Padilla are the splendid Blue Girls: their series of turns rightly win applause, but so does their first entrance, doggedly digging their points into the floor like ice picks.
The Road is one of the most frightening, daring, dark and desperate books to have emerged in recent years, rightly winning the Pulitzer prize for its author Cormac McCarthy and going on to sell millions.
John Berry, ENO's artistic director, called Gardner – only 31 when he was appointed in 2007 – "a phenomenal music director, rightly winning plaudits across the board for the outstanding performances of our orchestra and chorus under his leadership".
