rightful - use in sentences

Modifies a noun

  • heir: Who are the rightful heirs of Babylon or the Ottoman Empire?
  • inheritor: Some held that since as-Sadiq had first appointed Isma`il as his heir, the rightful inheritor of the Imamate was Isma`il's son.
  • owner: The dogs are returned to their rightful owners in Ramsay Street.
  • inheritance: Emily is a feisty woman fighting for her rightful inheritance.
  • ruler: In effect the King married his sister or half sister in order to become the rightful ruler.
  • king: He now stands fast: most cruel in tyranny, He is no rightful king for our fair land.

Modifying Another Word

  • only: They destroy our souls by removing us from our soul's only rightful source.

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