privileges

Example Sentences

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It isn't a lordship with swanky estates or privileges.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

“I think Rhaenyra still privileges Alicent’s judgment, even when they are totally at odds with one another,” D’Arcy says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

In the decade preceding Xi, he noted, there was perhaps one such case—and even then, the official wasn’t imprisoned, but was merely stripped of privileges.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

When we talk about U.S. citizenship, there is a tendency to assume that, Well, of course everyone wants legal citizenship because it means access to rights, privileges, and protections.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

They passed on their control and privileges to their children, creating a hereditary priesthood: counselors to kings, if not kings themselves.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann