divine right
Example Sentences
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“We aren’t walking around thinking we have the divine right to success. We are walking around thinking about how to optimize the value we give to our customers.”
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
A lot of celebrities face endless “inquiring minds want to know” privacy invasion, but not even Taylor Swift is the literal embodiment of divine right, paid for, one way or another, by her nation’s citizenry.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2024
The idea of an Appeal to Heaven comes from John Locke, who wrote about this idea of an appeal to heaven against the political idea of the divine right of kings.
From Slate • Jan. 6, 2024
"They claim they have a divine right to rule," said a twenty-something professional in Taiz, who preferred not to be named.
From BBC • Jul. 25, 2023
Nor do I believe that management rules by divine right or the undiluted force of superior knowledge, as the “surveys” demand you acknowledge.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
