special privilege

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Opponents charged that serving his sentence in a hospital was a special privilege.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2024

General Services Administration, the court reaffirmed and broadened the original Nixon rationale for recognizing a president’s special privilege to block access to hard information about official decision-making:

From Slate • Sep. 15, 2022

"No other industry enjoys that amount of special privilege."

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2021

“I consider my work enforcing and upholding the rule of law as a Department of Justice attorney to be a special privilege and a solemn responsibility.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 29, 2017

Being granted a communicuff is a special privilege that’s reserved for those important to the cause, a status Gale achieved by his rescue of the citizens of 12.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins