Sentence examples for thinks rightly from inspiring English sources

Persons with public authority can, Aquinas thinks, rightly intend to kill (or injure) in the exercise of their duty to suppress the attacks of criminals, pirates, and other public or private enemies.

They think, rightly, that they are the object of genocide".

"There's things that I think rightly concern the public on access to schools, hospitals, roads, housing".

I thought – rightly – that the film would provide a suitable preface to Trump's global horror show.

This is the attitude taken by most good citizens toward their government and I think rightly so.

All those things that sport taught you as a child it was thought, rightly or wrongly, made you good empire builders".

They think (rightly) that inconclusive election results and a mood of national crisis made joining the Tories in the coalition last year the responsible thing to do.

The photocopies of the Japanese screen were given to me by the director because he thought, rightly, that I would love them.

They will all be part of this renegotiation, and I've given myself – I think rightly – the referendum must be held by the end of 2017.

"And so the conclusion he came to, I think rightly, was 'the second chance is not working, I have got to resign all over again for what happened back then'".

The publishers, Heinemann, had invested a huge sum in the project and thought – rightly – that Gilbert was the only candidate with the knowledge and energy sufficient to carry it through to a successful conclusion.