be entitled to

Example Sentences

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Shareholders who would be entitled to receive fractional shares will instead receive a cash payment from the company’s transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Eastern time on March 20 will be entitled to vote at the meeting on the merger with Paramount.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

The breakthrough is potentially life-changing for Edward and his mother Nasibo, as he will now be entitled to financial support from his father.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

“There’s nothing that says that noncitizens should not be entitled to due process,” Nunley said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Did Paul really believe that he could possibly be entitled to money that didn’t exist, from a math contest he’d only just found out about?

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin