privileges

Example Sentences

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The poll found that the wealthiest classes enjoy privileges available to fewer people in lower brackets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Bovino was sent back down to El Centro and lost his social media privileges, where he had long posted cringe-inducing videos about what a swell guy he was.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 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

The panel will also examine whether he discriminated unfairly by "dispensing special favours or privileges".

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

When they first arrived, the officers told us, inmates segregated here received no privileges beyond an hour of daily exercise—no reading or writing materials, no personal property.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover