Sentence examples for said rightfully from inspiring English sources

The Donetsk rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko had previously said his forces would observe the ceasefire everywhere except in Debaltseve, which he said rightfully belonged to the rebels.

He also defended the protests at the Korean school in Kyoto as justified to oppose the school's use of a nearby public park, which he said rightfully belonged to Japanese children.

Petitioners have lost the interest that Phillips says rightfully belongs to them–which is precisely what the government has gained.

Jones recaptured the belt Dec. 29 at the Forum by technical knockout over Alexander Gustafsson, but he's been crucified — some would say rightfully so — by Gustafsson, current UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier and fans for his reckless lifestyle and transgressions.

Insurers talk a good game about transparency--they say, rightfully, that doctors and hospitals should tell us how much they plan to charge us before they treat us--but have always resisted efforts to require more forthrightness from them.

"They're approaching it cautiously," he said, "probably rightfully so".

"Hélène has said very rightfully, 'Hang on a minute, this is my territory,' " said Ute Fesquet, the label's vice president for artists and repertory.

"Secretary Paige said, and rightfully so, the public has a right to expect us to get this job done," Mr. Abbott said.

Mr. Sharpton, he said, "still rightfully owns a place as the inspirational leader of a movement, and his campaign has raised some vital issues.

But the guide's consultant editor, Elizabeth Carter, said: "Rogan rightfully takes his place as leader of the pack when it comes to modern British cooking".

The tribe achieved Federal recognition in 1983, six years after the tribe members filed suit to regain land it said was rightfully theirs.