Etymology
Origin of justly
Example Sentences
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"That's why it's important they understand they still have the legal right to citizenship in the UK, so they can justly be reunited with their families."
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025
Strategies ought to “protect life, promote human dignity, act justly, enhance the common good, and provide care for the environment.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
Paull’s neo-futuristic visions of a 2019 Los Angeles had recently earned him an Oscar nomination for “Blade Runner,” justly applauded as a dystopian masterpiece.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025
His interest in capitalism, ultimately, was rooted in his interest in morality — and how a rapidly-industrializing society could do so justly.
From Salon • May 7, 2025
Men whose will was tempered to a sharper edge might have done much better: talked more, shared the water more justly, given more ease to the sick, and kept their courage higher.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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