privilege
Example Sentences
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"We both feel it is an extraordinary privilege and an honour - as well as a complete and utter surprise - to be recognised in this way," the duo said in a statement.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
Renata Pintus, who heads the masonry department at the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Florence's famous restoration workshop, told AFP it had been a "privilege" to work on Giotto's famous fresco cycle.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
Mike says it was a privilege to work on the "remarkable fossil."
From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026
Aspen-based architects John Rowland and Sarah Broughton, whose residential projects can have budgets upward of $50 million, use virtual reality when previewing designs to their clients, adding $100,000 or more for the privilege.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
“Even more privilege than you’ve ever imagined. Technology beyond your wildest dreams. I mean, we have time travel—you can be sure that the video games will be truly awesome!”
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Vocabulary lists containing privilege
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
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Bud, Not Buddy
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 26–31
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