be entitled to

Example Sentences

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If the previous owner bought this stock before the ex-dividend date, they would be entitled to receive that year’s dividend.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Drivers could only be entitled to a payout if the council is legally liable.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Some of those immigrants might be entitled to other forms of immigration protection, such as asylum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 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

In support of their claim that Armstrong should, at the very least, be entitled to discovery, Armstrong’s lawyers offered two sworn affidavits.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander