privilege

Example Sentences

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Halliday: Getting to watch her was truly a privilege because she is so knowledgeable, she is an encyclopedia when it comes to this world and when it comes to Gilead and these characters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The American Bar Association concluded in 2017 that lawyers may use cloud computing without waiving privilege, provided they take reasonable security precautions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 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

Darcy smiled and said, “You are perfectly right. You have employed your time much better. No one admitted to the privilege of hearing you can think anything wanting. We neither of us perform to strangers.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen