privilege
Example Sentences
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“I had the privilege of growing up and seeing amazing mariachi musicians like my father, uncles and grandfather performing at a restaurant on the weekends, during birthday parties and quinceaneras,” said Hernandez.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
It’s getting people to recognize that it’s more important to have power than it is to have privilege.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
“We are close like brothers and sisters, and that is a privilege we will never have again.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
You are net contributors to society and you have earned that privilege.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
At the final moment, however, Amaranta did not feel frustrated, but, on the contrary, free of all bitterness because death had awarded her the privilege of announcing itself several years ahead of time.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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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