privilege

Example Sentences

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You are net contributors to society and you have earned that privilege.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

She was a child of privilege, the daughter of Carter Burden, a Vanderbilt descendant and media executive, and Amanda Burden, the daughter of Babe Paley and an influential urban planner.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Following his loss, he said it had been an "honour and privilege" to have served his constituents.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

I study music every night, and I have the privilege of calling someone like Babyface and just flat-out asking him, “How did you write ‘Whip Appeal’?”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

“But it's true. I saw. They gave us...they gave us the body. Special privilege for a Government official.”

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix