entitled

Example Sentences

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Slayer rules come into play whenever someone who would otherwise inherit assets from an estate is convicted of or found liable for murder, and the slayer is entitled to inherit from the victim.

From Salon

An example of conflicting news that Kumar provided me appeared this fall in the Wall Street Journal, entitled “Hershey Raises Outlook as Cocoa Prices Moderate.”

From MarketWatch

The article, entitled “Lessons From the School of Hard Knocks,” describes how Miranda and her daughter arrived on the streets of Santa Maria with no job, home or car and only $40 to support them.

From Los Angeles Times

In addition, as a majority shareholder in Bet365, she was entitled to at least half of the £354m dividend payment declared by the firm for the year.

From BBC

It retains the provision that workers not given jobs within 15 days are entitled to an unemployment allowance.

From BBC